Norway vs Spain: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Norway
5.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
5.11 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
17th
Spain rank
20th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.32 terawatt-hours against 5.11 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 0.21 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 terawatt-hours | 2.73 terawatt-hours | 0.7492 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 1.66 terawatt-hours | 1.48 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.98 terawatt-hours | -2.6 terawatt-hours | 5.58 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.3816 terawatt-hours | 0.9687 terawatt-hours | 0.5871 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.5738 terawatt-hours | 6.6 terawatt-hours | 6.03 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8683 terawatt-hours | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 2.73 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.89 terawatt-hours | 12.01 terawatt-hours | 7.12 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 5.32 terawatt-hours against 5.11 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Norway and Spain?
- 0.21 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Norway ranks 17th and Spain ranks 20th of 77 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 Annual change in primary energy from renewables. 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.