Israel vs Spain: Coal consumption
Israel
20.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
24.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Israel rank
50th
Spain rank
47th
Coal consumption over time
- Israel
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 24.1 terawatt-hours against 20.87 terawatt-hours in Israel, a difference of 3.23 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.
Israel ranks 50th and Spain ranks 47th of 220 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.97 terawatt-hours | 198.36 terawatt-hours | 182.39 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 48.39 terawatt-hours | 217.87 terawatt-hours | 169.48 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 88.92 terawatt-hours | 214.31 terawatt-hours | 125.39 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 75.37 terawatt-hours | 130.77 terawatt-hours | 55.4 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 37.86 terawatt-hours | 33.09 terawatt-hours | 4.77 terawatt-hours | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Israel or Spain?
- Spain, at 24.1 terawatt-hours against 20.87 terawatt-hours in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Israel and Spain?
- 3.23 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Spain rank globally for coal consumption?
- Israel ranks 50th and Spain ranks 47th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.