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% |
