Renewable energy share in Portugal
Renewable sources provided 32.3% of final energy consumption in Portugal in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Portugal, 2021
32.3%
Change from 2020
+1.0percentage points
European Union, 2020
21.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
20.4%
Position in 2021
77th of 212
Renewable energy share in Portugal over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32.3% | – |
| 2020 | 31.3% | 21.1% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | 19.3% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | 17.7% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | 17.5% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | 17.6% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 30.2% | 16.8% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | 16.1% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | 14.6% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | 14.5% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | 13.6% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | 12.5% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | 11.8% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | 10.7% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | 10.0% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | 9.5% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | 9.2% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | 8.9% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | 9.0% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | 8.6% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 31.3% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 27.2%, the figure has changed by +5.1 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Portugal has the 77th highest value.
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