Luxembourg vs Portugal: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Luxembourg
4.83 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Portugal
5.15 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
29th
Portugal rank
26th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.15 kilowatt-hours per person against 4.83 kilowatt-hours per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.32 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2507 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6702 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4195 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.224 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9091 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6851 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.3825 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9948 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6123 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.3224 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9758 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.953 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8753 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 2.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.801 kilowatt-hours per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6283 kilowatt-hours per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.15 kilowatt-hours per person against 4.83 kilowatt-hours per person in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 0.32 kilowatt-hours per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 29th 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.