Charcoal — Energy production in Portugal
Portugal: Charcoal — Energy production was 206.5 TJ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Charcoal — Energy production in Portugal, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, charcoal — energy production in Portugal stood at 206.5 TJ. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Portugal peaked at 560.5 TJ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 206.5 TJ, in 2024.
Portugal ranks 90th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Charcoal — Energy production in Portugal, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 560.5 TJ | — |
| 2013 | 354 TJ | -36.8% |
| 2014 | 236 TJ | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 236 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 265.5 TJ | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 258.71 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 258.71 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 265.5 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 265.5 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 295 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 259.6 TJ | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 259.6 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 206.5 TJ | -20.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 206.5 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.24 TJ, 6.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 206.5 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 144.46 TJ, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 304.37 TJ | 236 TJ | 560.5 TJ | 8 |
| 2020s | 257.24 TJ | 206.5 TJ | 295 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 87 Croatia 231.57 TJ compare
- 88 Papua New Guinea 215.35 TJ compare
- 89 French Guiana 212.99 TJ
- 91 Latvia 199.3 TJ compare
- 92 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 177 TJ
- 93 Japan 167.5 TJ compare
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 charcoal — energy production in Portugal?
- Charcoal — energy production in Portugal was 206.5 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 560.5 TJ in 2012.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 206.5 TJ in 2024.
- How does Portugal rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Portugal ranks 90th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.