Renewable energy consumption in Portugal
Portugal: Renewable energy consumption was 32.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Portugal, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 32.3% for renewable energy consumption in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Portugal peaked at 32.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2005.
Portugal ranks 77th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.0% | — |
| 1991 | 25.8% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 22.4% | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 25.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 23.7% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 25.4% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 18.1% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 24.4% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.3% | 32.3% | 2 |
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- 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 renewable energy consumption in Portugal?
- Renewable energy consumption in Portugal was 32.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2005.
- How does Portugal rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Portugal ranks 77th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.