Electric power production per capita fell 0.104% to 5,737 kWh in Portugal in 2017, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, electric power production per capita in Portugal reached an all time high of 5,743 kWh in 2016 and an all time low of 369 kWh in 1960. When compared to Portugal's main peers, electric power production per capita in France amounted to 8,544 kWh, 6,487 kWh in Ireland, 923 kWh in Morocco and 5,880 kWh in Spain in 2017.
Portugal has been ranked 34th within the group of 79 countries we follow in terms of electric power production per capita, 14 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Electric Power Production Per Capita | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Algeria | kWh | 1,407 | 1,496 | 1,535 | 1,621 | 1,710 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | kWh | 8,206 | 7,514 | 7,548 | 6,559 | 6,295 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | kWh | 18,526 | 18,315 | 18,908 | 18,704 | 18,655 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | kWh | 8,894 | 8,848 | 8,960 | 8,777 | 8,844 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | kWh | 7,402 | 7,627 | 7,750 | 7,624 | 7,894 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | kWh | 53,495 | 53,986 | 55,210 | 54,743 | 56,304 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | kWh | 6,083 | 6,050 | 5,678 | 5,667 | 6,063 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | kWh | 4,975 | 5,032 | 4,768 | 4,602 | 4,665 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | kWh | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Morocco | kWh | 792 | 853 | 856 | 881 | 902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | kWh | 4,956 | 4,407 | 4,891 | 5,007 | 4,982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | kWh | 6,279 | 6,381 | 6,106 | 5,961 | 6,006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | kWh | 1,502 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | kWh | 5,900 | 5,809 | 5,697 | 5,357 | 5,351 |
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