Peru vs Portugal: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Peru
38.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
41.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru rank
41st
Portugal rank
38th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Peru
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 41.39 terawatt-hours against 38.47 terawatt-hours in Peru, a difference of 2.92 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Peru ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 38th of 209 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.66 terawatt-hours | 8.16 terawatt-hours | 2.49 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9.28 terawatt-hours | 8.9 terawatt-hours | 0.3797 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 1990s | 11.37 terawatt-hours | 9.24 terawatt-hours | 2.12 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 2000s | 18.66 terawatt-hours | 14.15 terawatt-hours | 4.52 terawatt-hours | Peru |
| 2010s | 26.27 terawatt-hours | 26.89 terawatt-hours | 0.627 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 34.84 terawatt-hours | 34.21 terawatt-hours | 0.625 terawatt-hours | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Peru or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 41.39 terawatt-hours against 38.47 terawatt-hours in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Peru and Portugal?
- 2.92 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Peru ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 38th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.