Netherlands vs Portugal: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Netherlands
-0.0284 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
-0.022 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
41st
Portugal rank
40th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -0.022 terawatt-hours against -0.0284 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0064 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Netherlands ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.584 terawatt-hours | 0.584 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4902 terawatt-hours | 0.4902 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0037 terawatt-hours | -0.5394 terawatt-hours | 0.5431 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0053 terawatt-hours | 0.1467 terawatt-hours | 0.1414 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0007 terawatt-hours | 0.0999 terawatt-hours | 0.0992 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | -0.0023 terawatt-hours | 0.0533 terawatt-hours | 0.0556 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | -0.0029 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | 1.01 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at -0.022 terawatt-hours against -0.0284 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 0.0064 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Netherlands ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.