Italy vs Spain: Share of primary energy from coal
Italy
1.6%
in 2025
Spain
1.7%
in 2025
Italy rank
55th
Spain rank
54th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 55th and Spain ranks 54th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 30.3% | 19.6% | Spain |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 18.4% | 11.1% | Spain |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 22.2% | 12.1% | Spain |
| 1990s | 7.5% | 18.7% | 11.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 13.2% | 4.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 8.9% | 1.1% | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Italy and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Italy ranks 55th and Spain ranks 54th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.