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Between 2015 and 2016, the energy intensity of the Portuguese economy declined by 1.2%
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Between 2015 and 2016, the energy intensity of the Portuguese economy declined by 1.2% - 2016
29 October 2018

Summary

Between 2015 and 2016 domestic energy use increased by 0.7%, while economic activity (as measured by Gross Domestic Product - GDP) increased by 1.9% in real terms. As a result, energy intensity of GDP decreased by 1.2%, reaching 5.4 MJ / €, one of the lowest values since 2000. The energy intensity of households fell by 1.0%, reaching 1.7 MJ / €, the lowest value of the last 17 years. The share of renewable resources in electricity generation increased from 30.6% in 2015 to 35.7% in 2016. National energy dependency decreased by 4.0 p.p. to 72.1%.
In 2015 (last year with information available to the EU), Portugal recorded the fourth lowest energy intensity and the fifth lowest per capita energy use by households from EU Member States.


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