BBL in Portugal – Build Better Lives

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BBL IN PORTUGAL

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In Portugal, in 2023, buildings are responsible for 18% of total greenhouse gas emissions and 33% total final energy consumption.

Regarding the thermal comfort of housing, the collected data indicates that in 2023, 20.8% of the population lived in households that could not afford to keep their homes comfortably warm, which is an increase of 3.3 percentage points compared to 2022. In 2022, Portugal was one of the five EU-27 countries where this inability was most prevalent, with 17.5%, almost double the European average of 9.3%.

In 2024, 40.4% of homes have an energy rating of D, E or F, the worst in terms of consumption and emissions, and the most common rating in Portuguese households is C (23.4%). These numbers are to be weighed to the available Energy Performance Certificates issued, around 2.1 million homes, that represent around 25 % of the building's stock.

In 2021, households consumed 30.8 % for space heating, 16.9 % for domestic hot water, 0.9% for space cooling, 20.2 % for lighting and electric appliances and 30.8% for cooking.

In 2023, 9.6% of Portugal’s residential final energy consumption came from Gas,11.3 % from liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and 1.7% came from diesel oil, 26.0% from Biofuels and waste, 40.6 % from electricity, 8.9% from heat pumps and 2.0% came from solar thermal.

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Here’s a list of the organisations working in Portugal that are part of the campaign: