Portugal vs Taiwan: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Portugal
53.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
50.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
46th
Taiwan rank
47th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Portugal
- Taiwan
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 53.62 terawatt-hours against 50.39 terawatt-hours in Taiwan, a difference of 3.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 46th and Taiwan ranks 47th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.92 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | 2.96 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 8.35 terawatt-hours | 6.84 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9.89 terawatt-hours | 72.62 terawatt-hours | 62.73 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 13.06 terawatt-hours | 114.13 terawatt-hours | 101.07 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 19.16 terawatt-hours | 128.98 terawatt-hours | 109.82 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 38.25 terawatt-hours | 122.44 terawatt-hours | 84.19 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 47.52 terawatt-hours | 87.25 terawatt-hours | 39.73 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Portugal or Taiwan?
- Portugal, at 53.62 terawatt-hours against 50.39 terawatt-hours in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Portugal and Taiwan?
- 3.23 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Taiwan rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Portugal ranks 46th and Taiwan ranks 47th 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.