Biogases — Energy production in Portugal
Portugal: Biogases — Energy production was 3,998 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Biogases — Energy production in Portugal, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 3,998 TJ for biogases — energy production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biogases — energy production in Portugal peaked at 3,998 TJ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12 TJ, in 1998.
Portugal ranks 29th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Biogases — Energy production in Portugal, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21 TJ | — |
| 1995 | 21 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12 TJ | -42.9% |
| 1999 | 38 TJ | +216.7% |
| 2000 | 48 TJ | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 37 TJ | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 39 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 35 TJ | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 187 TJ | +434.3% |
| 2005 | 424 TJ | +126.7% |
| 2006 | 385 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 660 TJ | +71.4% |
| 2008 | 962 TJ | +45.8% |
| 2009 | 996 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1,287 TJ | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 1,883 TJ | +46.3% |
| 2012 | 2,383 TJ | +26.6% |
| 2013 | 2,763 TJ | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 3,432 TJ | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 3,457 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,364 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3,561 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 3,453 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 3,355 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3,464 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 3,652 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 3,626 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3,991 TJ | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 3,998 TJ | +0.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 3,998 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,342 TJ, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 3,998 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,902 TJ, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biogases — Energy production in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +434.3% | 35 TJ | 187 TJ |
| 1999 | +216.7% | 12 TJ | 38 TJ |
| 2005 | +126.7% | 187 TJ | 424 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.33 TJ | 12 TJ | 38 TJ | 6 |
| 2000s | 377.3 TJ | 35 TJ | 996 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,894 TJ | 1,287 TJ | 3,561 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,746 TJ | 3,464 TJ | 3,998 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1607 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biogases — energy production in Portugal?
- Biogases — energy production in Portugal was 3,998 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biogases — energy production recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3,998 TJ in 2024.
- What is the lowest biogases — energy production recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 TJ in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for biogases — energy production?
- Portugal ranks 29th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biogases — energy production rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biogases — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.