Australia vs Spain: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Australia
6.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
6.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
Spain rank
13th
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.53 terawatt-hours against 6.24 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 0.29 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Spain ranks 13th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0.003 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.025 terawatt-hours | 0.605 terawatt-hours | 0.58 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 0.9041 terawatt-hours | 0.8965 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.68 terawatt-hours | 8.24 terawatt-hours | 1.56 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 6.53 terawatt-hours against 6.24 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Australia and Spain?
- 0.29 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Australia ranks 12th and Spain ranks 13th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.