China vs Portugal: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre
China
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
27th
Portugal rank
26th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
China ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre, China or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre between China and Portugal?
- 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do China and Portugal rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 26th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.