North Korea vs Portugal: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate
North Korea
2.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Portugal
2.78 % change on previous year
in 2025
North Korea rank
95th
Portugal rank
93rd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate over time
- North Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.78 % change on previous year against 2.51 % change on previous year in North Korea, a difference of 0.27 % change on previous year.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.
North Korea ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.48 % change on previous year | 12.39 % change on previous year | 9.91 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2010s | -0.2679 % change on previous year | 8.28 % change on previous year | 8.54 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2020s | 9.59 % change on previous year | 8.76 % change on previous year | 0.8328 % change on previous year | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate, North Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.78 % change on previous year against 2.51 % change on previous year in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate between North Korea and Portugal?
- 0.27 % change on previous year, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Portugal rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.