Portugal vs Spain: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
26th
Spain rank
23rd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre against 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
- 0 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd 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.