Fossil electricity share in Portugal
Oil, gas and coal produced 17.7% of electricity in Portugal in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
17.7%
Change from 2024
+4.4percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
23.9%
Fossil electricity share in Portugal over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.7% | – |
| 2024 | 13.3% | – |
| 2023 | 23.8% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 64.3% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.4 percentage points from 13.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 50.7%, the figure has changed by −33.0 percentage points.
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Net energy imports
74.2%
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Renewable energy share
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Energy import dependency
64.5%
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Electricity price for households
€0.2367 per kWh
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Natural gas price for households
€0.1256 per kWh
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