Portugal vs Spain: Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita
Portugal
24.6%
in 2025
Spain
25.6%
in 2025
Portugal rank
18th
Spain rank
16th
Share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. GDP per capita over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 25.6% against 24.6% in Portugal, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 18th and Spain ranks 16th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5% | 7.0% | 5.5% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 7.7% | 1.6% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 7.3% | 12.1% | 4.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 17.2% | 11.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 14.9% | 7.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 20.8% | 5.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 25.1% | 3.5% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 25.6% against 24.6% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita between Portugal and Spain?
- 1.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for share of primary energy that is low-carbon vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 18th and Spain ranks 16th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy that is low-carbon 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.