Denmark vs Portugal: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Denmark
48.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
53.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
48th
Portugal rank
46th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 53.62 terawatt-hours against 48.68 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 4.94 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Denmark ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 46th of 77 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0238 terawatt-hours | 5.92 terawatt-hours | 5.89 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0251 terawatt-hours | 8.35 terawatt-hours | 8.32 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.275 terawatt-hours | 9.89 terawatt-hours | 9.62 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.68 terawatt-hours | 13.06 terawatt-hours | 9.37 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 13.82 terawatt-hours | 19.16 terawatt-hours | 5.34 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 29.98 terawatt-hours | 38.25 terawatt-hours | 8.26 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 45.36 terawatt-hours | 47.52 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Denmark or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 53.62 terawatt-hours against 48.68 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Denmark and Portugal?
- 4.94 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Denmark ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 46th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.