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Portugal Electricity History, 1990 to 2025

Portugal generated 28.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 51.1 TWh in 2025. Portugal's electricity demand peaked at 60.4 TWh in 2025. The carbon intensity of Portugal's electricity went from 540 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 128 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Figures are Ember annual statistics; Ember's series for Portugal starts in 1990.

Key Facts

  • Portugal generated 28.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 51.1 TWh in 2025.
  • Portugal's electricity demand peaked at 60.4 TWh in 2025.
  • The carbon intensity of Portugal's electricity went from 540 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 128 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
  • Portugal's lowest carbon intensity on record was 111 gCO2/kWh, in 2024.
  • Coal's share of Portugal's electricity went from 32.0% in 1990 to 0.0% in 2025, the largest change of any source.

Generation and Demand

1990 to 2025, TWh
Portugal electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025 Portugal generated 28.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 51.1 TWh in 2025. 0 20 40 60 80 19901995200020052010201520202025
Portugal generated 28.3 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 51.1 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Portugal electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025
YearGenerationDemand
199028.3 TWh28.4 TWh
199129.7 TWh29.8 TWh
199229.5 TWh30.8 TWh
199330.8 TWh31.0 TWh
199431.1 TWh32.0 TWh
199532.9 TWh33.8 TWh
199634.2 TWh35.3 TWh
199733.9 TWh36.8 TWh
199838.8 TWh39.0 TWh
199942.7 TWh41.9 TWh
200043.2 TWh44.1 TWh
200146.1 TWh46.3 TWh
200245.6 TWh47.5 TWh
200346.4 TWh49.2 TWh
200444.7 TWh51.2 TWh
200546.0 TWh52.8 TWh
200648.4 TWh53.8 TWh
200746.7 TWh54.2 TWh
200845.3 TWh54.8 TWh
200949.4 TWh54.2 TWh
201053.5 TWh56.1 TWh
201151.8 TWh54.6 TWh
201245.4 TWh53.3 TWh
201350.4 TWh53.1 TWh
201451.8 TWh52.7 TWh
201551.1 TWh53.4 TWh
201659.1 TWh54.0 TWh
201757.6 TWh54.9 TWh
201858.4 TWh55.7 TWh
201951.6 TWh55.0 TWh
202051.4 TWh52.9 TWh
202149.2 TWh54.0 TWh
202246.3 TWh55.6 TWh
202346.1 TWh56.4 TWh
202447.3 TWh57.8 TWh
202551.1 TWh60.4 TWh

Carbon Intensity

gCO2 per kWh generated
Portugal carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025 The carbon intensity of Portugal's electricity went from 540 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 128 gCO2/kWh in 2025. 0 200 400 600 800 19901995200020052010201520202025
The carbon intensity of Portugal's electricity went from 540 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 128 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025
Portugal carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025
YearCarbon intensity
1990540 gCO2/kWh
1991553 gCO2/kWh
1992650 gCO2/kWh
1993582 gCO2/kWh
1994540 gCO2/kWh
1995607 gCO2/kWh
1996482 gCO2/kWh
1997513 gCO2/kWh
1998515 gCO2/kWh
1999607 gCO2/kWh
2000546 gCO2/kWh
2001507 gCO2/kWh
2002593 gCO2/kWh
2003485 gCO2/kWh
2004541 gCO2/kWh
2005596 gCO2/kWh
2006504 gCO2/kWh
2007472 gCO2/kWh
2008472 gCO2/kWh
2009453 gCO2/kWh
2010317 gCO2/kWh
2011375 gCO2/kWh
2012441 gCO2/kWh
2013340 gCO2/kWh
2014326 gCO2/kWh
2015414 gCO2/kWh
2016344 gCO2/kWh
2017434 gCO2/kWh
2018359 gCO2/kWh
2019301 gCO2/kWh
2020248 gCO2/kWh
2021211 gCO2/kWh
2022225 gCO2/kWh
2023158 gCO2/kWh
2024111 gCO2/kWh
2025128 gCO2/kWh

Every Year

YearGenerationDemandNet importsCarbon intensityLow carbon share
2025 51.1 TWh 60.4 TWh 9.29 TWh 128 gCO2/kWh 80.9%
2024 47.3 TWh 57.8 TWh 10.5 TWh 111 gCO2/kWh 85.2%
2023 46.1 TWh 56.4 TWh 10.2 TWh 158 gCO2/kWh 74.5%
2022 46.3 TWh 55.6 TWh 9.25 TWh 225 gCO2/kWh 59.6%
2021 49.2 TWh 54.0 TWh 4.75 TWh 211 gCO2/kWh 64.1%
2020 51.4 TWh 52.9 TWh 1.46 TWh 248 gCO2/kWh 58.6%
2019 51.6 TWh 55.0 TWh 3.40 TWh 301 gCO2/kWh 53.1%
2018 58.4 TWh 55.7 TWh -2.66 TWh 359 gCO2/kWh 50.4%
2017 57.6 TWh 54.9 TWh -2.68 TWh 434 gCO2/kWh 39.2%
2016 59.1 TWh 54.0 TWh -5.09 TWh 344 gCO2/kWh 54.7%
2015 51.1 TWh 53.4 TWh 2.27 TWh 414 gCO2/kWh 47.6%
2014 51.8 TWh 52.7 TWh 900 GWh 326 gCO2/kWh 60.9%
2013 50.4 TWh 53.1 TWh 2.78 TWh 340 gCO2/kWh 58.5%
2012 45.4 TWh 53.3 TWh 7.89 TWh 441 gCO2/kWh 42.6%
2011 51.8 TWh 54.6 TWh 2.81 TWh 375 gCO2/kWh 46.6%
2010 53.5 TWh 56.1 TWh 2.62 TWh 317 gCO2/kWh 53.0%
2009 49.4 TWh 54.2 TWh 4.78 TWh 453 gCO2/kWh 37.0%
2008 45.3 TWh 54.8 TWh 9.43 TWh 472 gCO2/kWh 32.3%
2007 46.7 TWh 54.2 TWh 7.49 TWh 472 gCO2/kWh 34.7%
2006 48.4 TWh 53.8 TWh 5.44 TWh 504 gCO2/kWh 32.5%
2005 46.0 TWh 52.8 TWh 6.82 TWh 596 gCO2/kWh 17.9%
2004 44.7 TWh 51.2 TWh 6.48 TWh 541 gCO2/kWh 27.6%
2003 46.4 TWh 49.2 TWh 2.79 TWh 485 gCO2/kWh 38.2%
2002 45.6 TWh 47.5 TWh 1.90 TWh 593 gCO2/kWh 21.4%
2001 46.1 TWh 46.3 TWh 240 GWh 507 gCO2/kWh 34.2%
2000 43.2 TWh 44.1 TWh 930 GWh 546 gCO2/kWh 29.8%
1999 42.7 TWh 41.9 TWh -860 GWh 607 gCO2/kWh 20.2%
1998 38.8 TWh 39.0 TWh 270 GWh 515 gCO2/kWh 36.5%
1997 33.9 TWh 36.8 TWh 2.90 TWh 513 gCO2/kWh 42.0%
1996 34.2 TWh 35.3 TWh 1.11 TWh 482 gCO2/kWh 46.2%
1995 32.9 TWh 33.8 TWh 910 GWh 607 gCO2/kWh 28.5%
1994 31.1 TWh 32.0 TWh 890 GWh 540 gCO2/kWh 37.4%
1993 30.8 TWh 31.0 TWh 170 GWh 582 gCO2/kWh 30.6%
1992 29.5 TWh 30.8 TWh 1.34 TWh 650 gCO2/kWh 18.6%
1991 29.7 TWh 29.8 TWh 90.0 GWh 553 gCO2/kWh 33.1%
1990 28.3 TWh 28.4 TWh 40.0 GWh 540 gCO2/kWh 34.7%

Share of Generation by Source

Percent of total generation
YearCoalGasOther fossilHydroWindSolarBioenergyOther renewables
20250.0%16.5%2.6%29.7%26.8%17.3%6.6%0.4%
20240.0%11.9%2.9%31.5%30.4%15.0%7.9%0.4%
20230.0%22.6%3.0%26.1%28.5%11.2%8.2%0.5%
20220.0%37.5%2.9%14.1%28.6%7.6%8.9%0.4%
20211.6%31.6%2.7%24.2%26.8%4.6%8.1%0.4%
20204.6%34.3%2.6%23.5%23.9%3.4%7.4%0.4%
201910.7%33.5%2.7%17.1%26.5%2.6%6.5%0.4%
201820.6%26.8%2.3%21.2%21.6%1.7%5.4%0.4%
201725.5%32.8%2.5%10.2%21.3%1.7%5.6%0.4%
201621.4%21.3%2.6%26.6%21.1%1.5%5.2%0.3%
201528.8%20.7%2.9%16.9%22.7%1.6%6.1%0.4%
201423.1%13.2%2.8%30.1%23.4%1.2%5.9%0.4%
201323.5%14.4%3.6%27.3%23.9%1.0%6.1%0.4%
201228.8%23.5%5.1%12.4%22.6%0.9%6.5%0.3%
201119.0%28.8%5.6%22.3%17.7%0.5%5.6%0.4%
201013.3%27.9%5.9%30.2%17.2%0.4%4.9%0.4%
200926.1%29.8%7.1%16.8%15.4%0.3%4.2%0.4%
200824.7%33.5%9.5%15.0%12.7%0.1%4.1%0.4%
200726.6%28.1%10.7%21.6%8.7%0.0%4.0%0.4%
200630.9%25.5%11.1%22.7%6.1%0.0%3.5%0.2%
200533.1%29.6%19.4%10.3%3.9%0.0%3.7%0.2%
200433.3%26.2%13.0%22.1%1.8%0.0%3.5%0.2%
200331.3%16.7%13.8%33.9%1.1%0.0%3.0%0.2%
200233.4%19.9%25.4%17.1%0.8%0.0%3.2%0.2%
200129.6%15.7%20.6%30.5%0.6%0.0%2.9%0.2%
200033.8%16.5%19.9%26.2%0.4%0.0%3.0%0.2%
199935.2%18.9%25.7%17.0%0.3%0.0%2.7%0.2%
199830.9%5.2%27.4%33.5%0.2%0.0%2.6%0.2%
199738.2%0.3%19.5%38.7%0.1%0.0%3.1%0.2%
199636.7%0.0%17.2%43.1%0.1%0.0%2.8%0.2%
199540.8%0.0%30.8%25.3%0.1%0.0%3.0%0.1%
199437.2%0.0%25.5%34.2%0.1%0.0%3.0%0.1%
199336.9%0.0%32.5%27.6%0.0%0.0%2.9%0.0%
199234.5%0.0%46.9%15.6%0.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%
199132.8%0.0%34.1%30.4%0.0%0.0%2.7%0.0%
199032.0%0.0%33.3%32.3%0.0%0.0%2.4%0.0%

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.