Portugal vs United Kingdom: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Portugal
0.1%
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.2%
in 2025
Portugal rank
43rd
United Kingdom rank
42nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.7 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Portugal ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 7.0% | 0.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 9.6% | -0.1% | 9.7% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 5.0% | -0.9% | 5.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.9% | -0.3% | 3.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | -2.2% | -0.7% | 1.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -0.6% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | -1.7% | -1.4% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Portugal or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Portugal ranks 43rd and United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.