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Current emissions in Portugal

113 gCO2eq/kWh
Biomass (8.5%)
Gas (18.9%)
Hydro (64.9%)
Other (0.7%)
Wind (7.0%)
80% renewable
3819 MWh total
Last updated at 2026-09-14 00:00 (Local time)
Today so far: --- g CO2eq/kWh (---% renewable)
This month so far: 112 g CO2eq/kWh (81% renewable)

Wind and Solar forecast

Current266 MW--- MW
In 1 hour278 MW24 MW
In 3 hours293 MW33 MW
In 6 hours242 MW990 MW
In 9 hours110 MW3039 MW
Higher energy production than current, lower emissions
Lower energy production than current, higher emissions
Should I plug in?
Yes

Electricity emissions in Portugal are low

17.0 g CO2eq/km
79 g full load
170 g per hour
3 g per hour
How are these values calculated?
Electric vehicle

Value calculated for a charge of 4.5 kWh (509 g), equals 30km on an EV with a consumption of 15 kWh/100km

Washing machine

Complete wash is 0.7 kWh, calculated on full load at 40º on a A efficient equipment

Air conditioning

One hour of use is 1.5 kWh, calculated on a equipment A efficient of 9000BTU, temperature 22º

Laptop

One hour of use is 30 Wh, calculated on a laptop with moderate use (internet browsing, email, etc)

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Quick stats about Portugal

In 2025 the average emissions of Portugal were 97 g CO2eq/kWh. 84% of energy was produced from renewable sources, with the main source for energy being Wind (27.0%).

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Historical data for Portugal

2025
97 g CO2eq/kWh
84% renewable
49.4 TWh total
2024
80 g CO2eq/kWh
89% renewable
45.1 TWh total
2023
130 g CO2eq/kWh
76% renewable
43.9 TWh total
2022
219 g CO2eq/kWh
61% renewable
44.3 TWh total
2021
204 g CO2eq/kWh
65% renewable
47.2 TWh total
2020
228 g CO2eq/kWh
62% renewable
49.5 TWh total
2019
279 g CO2eq/kWh
55% renewable
49.0 TWh total
2018
324 g CO2eq/kWh
52% renewable
55.3 TWh total

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Data sources for energy production: ENTSO-E, REN