Japan vs Portugal: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Japan
5.33 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
5.15 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Portugal rank
26th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.33 kilowatt-hours per person against 5.15 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.18 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 26th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7431 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6702 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0728 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9091 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5473 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9948 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.54 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 7.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.28 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4543 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2713 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 5.33 kilowatt-hours per person against 5.15 kilowatt-hours per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.18 kilowatt-hours per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 26th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.