Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Portugal
Portugal: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 23.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Portugal stood at 23.8%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.9% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Portugal peaked at 80.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2023.
That places Portugal 166th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.9% | — |
| 1991 | 66.6% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 80.2% | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 71.4% | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 54.0% | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 63.5% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | +33.4% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -37.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 23.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 38% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 23.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 54.0% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 60.9% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 38.1% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 23.8% | 39.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More energy & mining data for Portugal
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Portugal?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Portugal was 23.8% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Portugal ranks 166th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.