Passenger cars by type of motor energy in Portugal
Portugal: Passenger cars by type of motor energy was 6.41 million Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Passenger cars by type of motor energy in Portugal, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 6.41 million Number for passenger cars by type of motor energy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger cars by type of motor energy in Portugal peaked at 6.41 million Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.33 million Number, in 2013.
Portugal ranks 14th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Passenger cars by type of motor energy in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.33 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 4.70 million Number | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 4.72 million Number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.85 million Number | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.06 million Number | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 5.28 million Number | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.45 million Number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.57 million Number | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.63 million Number | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 5.78 million Number | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.85 million Number | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.14 million Number | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 6.41 million Number | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.91 million Number | 4.33 million Number | 5.45 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.90 million Number | 5.57 million Number | 6.41 million Number | 6 |
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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 passenger cars by type of motor energy in Portugal?
- Passenger cars by type of motor energy in Portugal was 6.41 million Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest passenger cars by type of motor energy recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.41 million Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest passenger cars by type of motor energy recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.33 million Number in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for passenger cars by type of motor energy?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is passenger cars by type of motor energy rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Passenger cars by type of motor energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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