In 2021, in Portugal, electricity production depended mostly on hydropower with a 30.3 percent share, followed by natural gas with 27.2 percent, and wind energy production with 25.6 percent. In 2022, natural gas took over with 32 percent, followed by wind power. In 2023, wind was the main source of energy production in the country, responsible for 24.4 percent of all energy produced. This trend changed in 2024, when hydro was the principal source of energy production, with 43 percent.
Distribution of electricity generation in Portugal from 2021 to 2024, by source
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