Fossil fuel share of electricity — all countries

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Portugal

Fossil fuel share of electricity in Portugal in 2025 — 19.1%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 51.11 pp.

2025 19.1% +4.29 pp vs 2024
World rank 20of 91
Period maximum 82.07%2005
Period minimum 14.81%2024

Trend over time

2000–2025 · % of generation

Fossil fuel share of electricity — Portugal, 2000–202502550751002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 70.21%2001: 65.83%2002: 78.64%2003: 61.84%2004: 72.45%2005: 82.07%2006: 67.53%2007: 65.3%2008: 67.7%2009: 62.96%2010: 46.99%2011: 53.43%2012: 57.37%2013: 41.47%2014: 39.06%2015: 52.36%2016: 45.3%2017: 60.79%2018: 49.59%2019: 46.88%2020: 41.41%2021: 35.92%2022: 40.41%2023: 25.53%2024: 14.81%2025: 19.1%
Change over the period: −51.11 pp Annual average: -2.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 19.1%
Europe & Central Asia computed 40.99%
Southern Europe computed 39.61%
Fossil fuel share of electricity — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 19.1 +4.29 pp
2024 14.81 −10.72 pp
2023 25.53 −14.88 pp
2022 40.41 +4.49 pp
2021 35.92 −5.49 pp
2020 41.41 −5.47 pp
2019 46.88 −2.71 pp
2018 49.59 −11.2 pp
2017 60.79 +15.49 pp
2016 45.3 −7.06 pp
2015 52.36 +13.3 pp
2014 39.06 −2.41 pp
2013 41.47 −15.9 pp
2012 57.37 +3.94 pp
2011 53.43 +6.44 pp
2010 46.99 −15.97 pp
2009 62.96 −4.74 pp
2008 67.7 +2.4 pp
2007 65.3 −2.23 pp
2006 67.53 −14.54 pp
2005 82.07 +9.62 pp
2004 72.45 +10.61 pp
2003 61.84 −16.8 pp
2002 78.64 +12.81 pp
2001 65.83 −4.38 pp
2000 70.21

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from coal, gas, oil and other kinds of fossil fuel. The main figure in any discussion of the energy transition: the shares of individual fuels change places without any transition at all — gas displaces coal, leaving generation just as fuel-based — while the sum falls only when fuel is genuinely replaced. Worldwide this share held near sixty percent for almost three decades and has been falling noticeably only in the last few years.

Important: Coal, gas, oil and other fuels together; separately they are available as World Bank series with broader coverage. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.