Share of primary energy use by source in Portugal
Portugal: Share of primary energy use by source was 18.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy use by source in Portugal, 1996–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 18.8% for share of primary energy use by source in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy use by source in Portugal peaked at 27.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
Portugal ranks 52nd of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Share of primary energy use by source in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.4% | — |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +625.5% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +162.3% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | -16.1% |
| 2025 | 18.8% | +9.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 18.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 18.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 75% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy use by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +625.5% | 0.4% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | +162.3% | 3.2% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 8.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 16.9% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 17.2% | 27.0% | 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 primary energy use by source in Portugal?
- Share of primary energy use by source in Portugal was 18.8% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy use by source recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Portugal rank for share of primary energy use by source?
- Portugal ranks 52nd out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy use by source rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy use by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.