Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Portugal
Portugal: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 6.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Portugal, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 6.8% for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in 2025.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Portugal peaked at 8.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1990.
That places Portugal 24th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +11.9% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | -14.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 6.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 5.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 6.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 3.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Portugal?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Portugal was 6.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.