Portugal vs Venezuela: Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs.
Portugal
-0.5683 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Venezuela
-0.0754 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
62nd
Venezuela rank
59th
Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. over time
- Portugal
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -0.0754 terawatt-hours against -0.5683 terawatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 0.4929 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 62nd and Venezuela ranks 59th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6393 terawatt-hours | 0.4553 terawatt-hours | 0.1841 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.4835 terawatt-hours | 1.11 terawatt-hours | 0.6215 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1980s | -0.4171 terawatt-hours | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 2.46 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.3895 terawatt-hours | 2.59 terawatt-hours | 2.2 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 2.52 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 1.25 terawatt-hours | -2.3 terawatt-hours | 3.55 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.38 terawatt-hours | 1.74 terawatt-hours | 0.6401 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy, Portugal or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -0.0754 terawatt-hours against -0.5683 terawatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy between Portugal and Venezuela?
- 0.4929 terawatt-hours, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Venezuela?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Venezuela rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy?
- Portugal ranks 62nd and Venezuela ranks 59th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.