Spain vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Spain
2.6%
in 2025
Sweden
2.3%
in 2025
Spain rank
43rd
Sweden rank
46th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.6% against 2.3% in Sweden, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 46th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | -2.2% | 15.9% | Spain |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 4.4% | 3.3% | Spain |
| 1980s | -4.8% | 2.7% | 7.5% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 1.5% | 5.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 3.6% | 11.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 1.4% | 6.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 2.6% against 2.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Spain and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Spain ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 46th 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.