Italy vs Spain: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Italy
3.2%
in 2025
Spain
2.6%
in 2025
Italy rank
40th
Spain rank
43rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3.2% against 2.6% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 40th and Spain ranks 43rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 13.7% | 12.5% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 7.7% | 7.1% | Spain |
| 1980s | -1.2% | -4.8% | 3.6% | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 6.9% | 3.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 14.7% | 9.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 0.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 7.7% | 6.6% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 3.2% against 2.6% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Italy and Spain?
- 0.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Italy ranks 40th and Spain ranks 43rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.