Portugal generated 8.85 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025, 17.3% of its total, according to Ember. That made it the 31st largest solar power producer in 2025 of the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year. Solar supplied 8.8% of the world's electricity in 2025. These are annual statistics for 2025, with monthly figures through August 2026; they are
compiled from national sources and are not real time.
Key Facts
Portugal generated 8.85 TWh of electricity from solar in 2025.
Solar supplied 17.3% of Portugal's electricity in 2025.
Portugal was the 31st largest solar power producer in 2025 among the 180 countries with Ember data, comparing each country's latest year.
Portugal's solar generation in 2025 was 415% higher than in 2020, when it was 1.72 TWh.
Portugal's solar generation in 2025 was 11 times the 2015 level of 800 GWh.
2025 was Portugal's highest year for solar generation in Ember's records, which start in 1990.
Portugal's solar share in 2025 was above the world share of 8.8%.
Portugal had 6.95 GW of solar generating capacity in 2025.
Key Figures, 2025
Measure
Value
As of / source
Solar generation
8.85 TWh
2025 · Ember
Share of Portugal's electricity
17.3%
2025 · Ember
World share of solar
8.8%
2025 · Ember
Rank by solar generation (each country's latest year)
31 of 180
2025 · Ember
Solar capacity
6.95 GW
2025 · Ember
Solar Generation Year by Year
Ember annual statistics, 1990 to 2025
Solar
Portugal's electricity generation from solar each year from 1990 to 2025, in GWh. It was 8.85 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, GWh
Portugal solar electricity generation, 1990 to 2025
Year
Solar
1990
0 TWh
1991
0 TWh
1992
0 TWh
1993
0 TWh
1994
0 TWh
1995
0 TWh
1996
0 TWh
1997
0 TWh
1998
0 TWh
1999
0 TWh
2000
0 TWh
2001
0 TWh
2002
0 TWh
2003
0 TWh
2004
0 TWh
2005
0 TWh
2006
0 TWh
2007
20.0 GWh
2008
40.0 GWh
2009
160 GWh
2010
210 GWh
2011
280 GWh
2012
390 GWh
2013
480 GWh
2014
630 GWh
2015
800 GWh
2016
870 GWh
2017
990 GWh
2018
1.01 TWh
2019
1.34 TWh
2020
1.72 TWh
2021
2.24 TWh
2022
3.52 TWh
2023
5.16 TWh
2024
7.09 TWh
2025
8.85 TWh
PortugalWorld
The share of Portugal's electricity generated from solar, 1990 to 2025, compared with the world share. In 2025 it was 17.3%, against 8.8% worldwide.
Annual statistics through 2025, % of generation
Share of Portugal's electricity from solar and the world share, 1990 to 2025
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025. World shares are Ember's World totals; ranks compare each country's latest year, which can differ between countries.
Solar Generation Month by Month
Ember monthly statistics through August 2026
Solar
Portugal generated 1.10 TWh of electricity from solar in August 2026, against 1.03 TWh in August 2025.
Monthly statistics through August 2026, TWh
Portugal monthly solar electricity generation, September 2024 to August 2026
Month
Solar
2024-09
680 GWh
2024-10
470 GWh
2024-11
380 GWh
2024-12
510 GWh
2025-01
420 GWh
2025-02
500 GWh
2025-03
620 GWh
2025-04
620 GWh
2025-05
1.00 TWh
2025-06
1.01 TWh
2025-07
1.13 TWh
2025-08
1.03 TWh
2025-09
900 GWh
2025-10
710 GWh
2025-11
470 GWh
2025-12
380 GWh
2026-01
340 GWh
2026-02
390 GWh
2026-03
680 GWh
2026-04
870 GWh
2026-05
1.03 TWh
2026-06
1.16 TWh
2026-07
1.26 TWh
2026-08
1.10 TWh
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of August 2026. Monthly figures for Portugal can differ slightly from the annual totals.