Iran vs Portugal: Oil consumption per person
Iran
11,629 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
11,860 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Iran rank
80th
Portugal rank
78th
Oil consumption per person over time
- Iran
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 11,860 kilowatt-hours per person against 11,629 kilowatt-hours per person in Iran, a difference of 231 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Iran ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 78th of 218 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,738 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,902 kilowatt-hours per person | 163.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 7,084 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,319 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,236 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9,119 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,492 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,373 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 11,028 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,309 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,281 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 12,559 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,185 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,626 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 11,694 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,967 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,273 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 11,446 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,731 kilowatt-hours per person | 284.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Iran or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 11,860 kilowatt-hours per person against 11,629 kilowatt-hours per person in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Iran and Portugal?
- 231 kilowatt-hours per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Portugal rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Iran ranks 80th and Portugal ranks 78th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.