Australia vs Portugal: Primary energy from wind per person
Australia
1,468 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
1,326 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Portugal rank
11th
Primary energy from wind per person over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,468 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,326 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal, a difference of 142 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 11th of 80 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.01 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.4831 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 79.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 229.2 kilowatt-hours per person | 149.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 463.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,108 kilowatt-hours per person | 644.04 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,160 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,283 kilowatt-hours per person | 122.91 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind per person, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 1,468 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,326 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind per person between Australia and Portugal?
- 142 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from wind per person?
- Australia ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 11th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from wind 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 of total energy supply per person.