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Renewable energy consumption in Portugal

Portugal: Renewable energy consumption was 27.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
27.2%
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
86th
of 224 countries
All-time high
30.5%
in 2014
All-time low
18.1%
in 2005
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Portugal, 1990–2015

01020301990200220151990: 26.9 % in TFEC1991: 25.8 % in TFEC1992: 22.4 % in TFEC1993: 24.4 % in TFEC1994: 24.9 % in TFEC1995: 23.7 % in TFEC1996: 25.4 % in TFEC1997: 24.5 % in TFEC1998: 22.4 % in TFEC1999: 19 % in TFEC2000: 20.1 % in TFEC2001: 20.8 % in TFEC2002: 18.3 % in TFEC2003: 22.1 % in TFEC2004: 19.9 % in TFEC2005: 18.1 % in TFEC2006: 22.3 % in TFEC2007: 23.1 % in TFEC2008: 23.2 % in TFEC2009: 24.9 % in TFEC2010: 27.8 % in TFEC2011: 27.2 % in TFEC2012: 25.5 % in TFEC2013: 30.2 % in TFEC2014: 30.5 % in TFEC2015: 27.2 % in TFEC

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 27.2% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.

The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Portugal peaked at 30.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2005.

Portugal ranks 86th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.0% 19.0% 26.9% 10
2000s 21.3% 18.1% 24.9% 10
2010s 28.1% 25.5% 30.5% 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 83 Georgia 28.7% compare
  2. 84 Estonia 27.5% compare
  3. 85 Philippines 27.5% compare
  4. 87 Cape Verde 26.6% compare
  5. 88 Namibia 26.5% compare
  6. 89 Peru 25.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Portugal?
Renewable energy consumption in Portugal was 27.2% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2005.
How does Portugal rank for renewable energy consumption?
Portugal ranks 86th out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC)
Unit
% in TFEC
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
225 places, 5,737 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption