Net electricity imports in Portugal
Portugal: Net electricity imports was 9.31 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports in Portugal, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports in Portugal is 9.31 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 310.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports in Portugal peaked at 10.47 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.09 terawatt-hours, in 2016.
Portugal ranks 10th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports in Portugal, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +125.0% |
| 1992 | 1.34 terawatt-hours | +1388.9% |
| 1993 | 0.17 terawatt-hours | -87.3% |
| 1994 | 0.89 terawatt-hours | +423.5% |
| 1995 | 0.91 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.11 terawatt-hours | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 2.9 terawatt-hours | +161.3% |
| 1998 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | -90.7% |
| 1999 | -0.86 terawatt-hours | -418.5% |
| 2000 | 0.93 terawatt-hours | -208.1% |
| 2001 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | -74.2% |
| 2002 | 1.9 terawatt-hours | +691.7% |
| 2003 | 2.79 terawatt-hours | +46.8% |
| 2004 | 6.48 terawatt-hours | +132.3% |
| 2005 | 6.82 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.44 terawatt-hours | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 7.49 terawatt-hours | +37.7% |
| 2008 | 9.43 terawatt-hours | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 4.78 terawatt-hours | -49.3% |
| 2010 | 2.62 terawatt-hours | -45.2% |
| 2011 | 2.81 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 7.89 terawatt-hours | +180.8% |
| 2013 | 2.78 terawatt-hours | -64.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9 terawatt-hours | -67.6% |
| 2015 | 2.27 terawatt-hours | +152.2% |
| 2016 | -5.09 terawatt-hours | -324.2% |
| 2017 | -2.68 terawatt-hours | -47.3% |
| 2018 | -2.66 terawatt-hours | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.4 terawatt-hours | -227.8% |
| 2020 | 1.46 terawatt-hours | -57.1% |
| 2021 | 4.75 terawatt-hours | +225.3% |
| 2022 | 9.25 terawatt-hours | +94.7% |
| 2023 | 10.23 terawatt-hours | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 10.47 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 9.31 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 9.31 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1 terawatt-hours, 93.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1388.9% | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.686 terawatt-hours | -0.86 terawatt-hours | 2.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.63 terawatt-hours | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 9.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 terawatt-hours | -5.09 terawatt-hours | 7.89 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.58 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 10.47 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net electricity imports in Portugal?
- Net electricity imports in Portugal was 9.31 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.47 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.09 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for net electricity imports?
- Portugal ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 310.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.