Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Portugal
Portugal: Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption was 14,726 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Portugal, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Portugal is 14,726 TJ, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Portugal peaked at 14,726 TJ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,971 TJ, in 2006.
Portugal ranks 23rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption in Portugal, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,971 TJ | — |
| 2007 | 5,602 TJ | +88.5% |
| 2008 | 5,694 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 9,346 TJ | +64.2% |
| 2010 | 13,569 TJ | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 12,759 TJ | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 11,856 TJ | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 11,377 TJ | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 11,368 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 14,316 TJ | +25.9% |
| 2016 | 11,505 TJ | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 10,612 TJ | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 11,379 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 11,780 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 10,606 TJ | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 13,840 TJ | +30.5% |
| 2022 | 14,193 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 14,726 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 14,726 TJ | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 14,726 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,916 TJ, 3.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 14,726 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,916 TJ, 3.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +88.5% | 2,971 TJ | 5,602 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,903 TJ | 2,971 TJ | 9,346 TJ | 4 |
| 2010s | 12,052 TJ | 10,612 TJ | 14,316 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,618 TJ | 10,606 TJ | 14,726 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 liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Portugal?
- Liquid biofuels — energy consumption in Portugal was 14,726 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 14,726 TJ in 2023.
- What is the lowest liquid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,971 TJ in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for liquid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Liquid biofuels — Energy consumption. 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.