Portugal Coal Usage/Consumption 1960-2024
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.
- Portugal coal usage/consumption for 2015 was 28.72%, a 5.72% increase from 2014.
- Portugal coal usage/consumption for 2014 was 23.00%, a 0.42% decline from 2013.
- Portugal coal usage/consumption for 2013 was 23.43%, a 5.29% decline from 2012.
- Portugal coal usage/consumption for 2012 was 28.71%, a 9.74% increase from 2011.
Portugal Coal Usage/Consumption - Historical Data |
Year |
% of Electricity from Coal |
Annual Change |
2015 |
28.72% |
5.72% |
2014 |
23.00% |
-0.42% |
2013 |
23.43% |
-5.29% |
2012 |
28.71% |
9.74% |
2011 |
18.98% |
5.76% |
2010 |
13.22% |
-12.84% |
2009 |
26.06% |
1.44% |
2008 |
24.62% |
-1.82% |
2007 |
26.44% |
-4.36% |
2006 |
30.79% |
-2.17% |
2005 |
32.97% |
-0.18% |
2004 |
33.15% |
1.92% |
2003 |
31.23% |
-2.10% |
2002 |
33.32% |
3.82% |
2001 |
29.51% |
-4.36% |
2000 |
33.87% |
-1.39% |
1999 |
35.26% |
4.27% |
1998 |
30.98% |
-7.22% |
1997 |
38.21% |
1.62% |
1996 |
36.59% |
-4.01% |
1995 |
40.60% |
3.43% |
1994 |
37.17% |
0.20% |
1993 |
36.97% |
2.35% |
1992 |
34.62% |
1.62% |
1991 |
33.00% |
0.88% |
1990 |
32.12% |
3.40% |
1989 |
28.73% |
1.82% |
1988 |
26.90% |
1.15% |
1987 |
25.75% |
9.35% |
1986 |
16.40% |
11.27% |
1985 |
5.14% |
4.51% |
1984 |
0.63% |
-0.64% |
1983 |
1.27% |
-0.35% |
1982 |
1.61% |
-0.80% |
1981 |
2.42% |
0.12% |
1980 |
2.30% |
0.02% |
1979 |
2.27% |
0.68% |
1978 |
1.60% |
0.13% |
1977 |
1.47% |
-1.48% |
1976 |
2.95% |
0.17% |
1975 |
2.78% |
-0.43% |
1974 |
3.20% |
-0.74% |
1973 |
3.94% |
1.45% |
1972 |
2.49% |
-1.07% |
1971 |
3.56% |
-1.38% |
1970 |
4.93% |
2.66% |
1969 |
2.28% |
-5.67% |
1968 |
7.94% |
6.26% |
1967 |
1.68% |
0.30% |
1966 |
1.38% |
-6.90% |
1965 |
8.28% |
-2.03% |
1964 |
10.31% |
5.50% |
1963 |
4.81% |
-1.93% |
1962 |
6.74% |
4.85% |
1961 |
1.89% |
0.80% |
1960 |
1.10% |
0.80% |