Energy Dependency

64.3%

-3.60%

1995

2024

Electricity Consumption

51.38 TWh

2.19%

2020

2024

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

51.22 Mt CO₂

-8.51%

1990

2023

Electricity Consumption by Region

Annual electricity consumption per inhabitant in 2024 by NUTS III region. Source: INE.

20202024

Alentejo Litoral

14.09 MWh/pax

Baixo Alentejo

9.51 MWh/pax

Região de Aveiro

8.09 MWh/pax

Região de Coimbra

7.06 MWh/pax

Região de Leiria

6.51 MWh/pax

Beira Baixa

6.36 MWh/pax

Lezíria do Tejo

5.55 MWh/pax

Alentejo Central

5.39 MWh/pax

Algarve

5.26 MWh/pax

Médio Tejo

5.19 MWh/pax

Alto Minho

5.19 MWh/pax

Península de Setúbal

5.06 MWh/pax

Ave

5.01 MWh/pax

Alto Alentejo

4.90 MWh/pax

Viseu Dão Lafões

4.53 MWh/pax

Área Metropolitana do Porto

4.51 MWh/pax

Oeste

4.26 MWh/pax

Beiras e Serra da Estrela

4.11 MWh/pax

Grande Lisboa

3.85 MWh/pax

Cávado

3.67 MWh/pax

Região Autónoma da Madeira

3.45 MWh/pax

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

3.44 MWh/pax

Alto Tâmega e Barroso

3.40 MWh/pax

Região Autónoma dos Açores

3.38 MWh/pax

Douro

3.27 MWh/pax

Tâmega e Sousa

3.13 MWh/pax

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Energy Source Breakdown

Energy consumption in Portugal broken down by energy source and economic sector in year 2024. Source: INE.

Total

Source

Sector

Total

Source

Sector

Renewable Energy Production

Annual electricity generated in Portugal from renewable sources, broken down by source type. Source: INE.

1995

2024

Hydro

18.59 TWh

42.21%

Wind

14.42 TWh

32.73%

Solar Photovoltaic

7.09 TWh

16.09%

Thermal

3.75 TWh

8.52%

Geothermal

0.20 TWh

0.46%

Energy Breakdown by Region

Regional energy indicators by NUTS II region in 2023, with a multi-year trend of total electricity consumption. Source: INE.

Region	Household Electricity	Natural Gas	Industry Electricity Share	Electricity Consumption Trend	Electricity Consumption

Norte	1.37 MWh/pax	364.07 Nm³/1k	38.1%	15.33 TWh 30.49%
Centro	1.37 MWh/pax	537.76 Nm³/1k	56.0%	10.58 TWh 21.05%
Grande Lisboa	1.22 MWh/pax	143.17 Nm³/1k	17.0%	8.12 TWh 16.14%
Península de Setúbal	1.26 MWh/pax	362.17 Nm³/1k	51.8%	4.13 TWh 8.21%
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	1.46 MWh/pax	923.33 Nm³/1k	36.0%	4.07 TWh 8.10%
Alentejo	1.56 MWh/pax	1.10 kNm³/1k	55.6%	3.82 TWh 7.60%
Algarve	2.25 MWh/pax	22.84 Nm³/1k	9.6%	2.56 TWh 5.08%
Região Autónoma da Madeira	1.15 MWh/pax	110.63 Nm³/1k	11.1%	0.87 TWh 1.74%
Região Autónoma dos Açores	1.22 MWh/pax	0.00 Nm³/1k	18.1%	0.80 TWh 1.58%

Waste Collected by Region

Urban waste collected per inhabitant in 2024 by NUTS III region (kg/pax). Source: INE.

20212024

Algarve

870 kg/pax

Região Autónoma dos Açores

636 kg/pax

Alentejo Litoral

608 kg/pax

Alentejo Central

593 kg/pax

Baixo Alentejo

579 kg/pax

Península de Setúbal

572 kg/pax

Alto Alentejo

543 kg/pax

Grande Lisboa

521 kg/pax

Oeste

511 kg/pax

Região Autónoma da Madeira

500 kg/pax

Lezíria do Tejo

498 kg/pax

Área Metropolitana do Porto

494 kg/pax

Alto Minho

487 kg/pax

Terras de Trás-os-Montes

484 kg/pax

Douro

483 kg/pax

Cávado

471 kg/pax

Alto Tâmega e Barroso

460 kg/pax

Região de Aveiro

458 kg/pax

Beira Baixa

457 kg/pax

Médio Tejo

456 kg/pax

Região de Coimbra

449 kg/pax

Beiras e Serra da Estrela

445 kg/pax

Ave

444 kg/pax

Tâmega e Sousa

440 kg/pax

Região de Leiria

435 kg/pax

Viseu Dão Lafões

419 kg/pax

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Environmental Expenditure Breakdown

Environmental expenditure in 2024 across NUTS II regions and environmental domains. Source: INE.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Breakdown

Annual greenhouse gas emissions in Portugal, broken down by gas type and by net emissions per sector. Source: INE.

1990

2023

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

35.38 Mt CO₂

72.08%

Methane (CH4)

10.11 Mt CO₂

20.59%

Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

3.60 Mt CO₂

7.34%

1990

2023

Energy

35.31 Mt CO₂

Industrial Processes

5.22 Mt CO₂

Agriculture

6.97 Mt CO₂

Land and Forestry

-2.03 Mt CO₂

Waste

5.62 Mt CO₂

Ozone Precursor Emissions

315.30 kt

-2.87%

1990

2024

Hazardous Waste

977.29 kt

17.92%

2008

2024

Pollution Breakdown by Region

Pristine waters, burnt forestry, waste landfilled, and biodiversity investment by NUTS II region in 2024. Source: INE.

Region	Pristine Waters	Burnt Forestry	Waste Landfilled	Biodiversity Investment Trend	Biodiversity Investment

Centro	61.6%	3.80%	59.1%	€3.98M 29.23%
Norte	79.7%	4.63%	51.9%	€3.64M 26.70%
Oeste e Vale do Tejo	91.4%	0.05%	33.7%	€2.13M 15.61%
Região Autónoma da Madeira	83.6%	8.45%	1.4%	€1.76M 12.91%
Algarve	92.7%	0.01%	74.3%	€1.28M 9.40%
Grande Lisboa	75.8%	0.19%	27.9%	€523.00K 3.84%
Alentejo	90.0%	0.07%	52.7%	€264.00K 1.94%
Região Autónoma dos Açores	95.5%	0.00%	27.0%	€51.00K 0.37%
Península de Setúbal	96.4%	0.97%	72.6%	€0.00 0.00%