Spain vs United States of America: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Spain
2.6%
in 2025
United States of America
2.5%
in 2025
Spain rank
43rd
United States of America rank
44th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Spain
- United States of America
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 44th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 6.6% | 7.1% | Spain |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 2.7% | 4.9% | Spain |
| 1980s | -4.8% | 3.4% | 8.2% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 2.4% | 4.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 3.8% | 10.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 4.5% | 0.6% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 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 United States of America?
- Spain, at 2.6% against 2.5% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Spain and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Spain ranks 43rd and United States of America ranks 44th of 80 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 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.