Iceland vs Spain: Electricity production in the United Kingdom
Iceland
5.57 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Spain
6.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland rank
26th
Spain rank
23rd
Electricity production in the United Kingdom over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.41 terawatt-hours against 5.57 terawatt-hours in Iceland, a difference of 0.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Spain ahead.
Iceland ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.0193 terawatt-hours | 0.1443 terawatt-hours | 0.125 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.1793 terawatt-hours | 0.5346 terawatt-hours | 0.3553 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.4085 terawatt-hours | 0.957 terawatt-hours | 0.5485 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.35 terawatt-hours | 2.73 terawatt-hours | 0.374 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.15 terawatt-hours | 5.38 terawatt-hours | 0.231 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.79 terawatt-hours | 6.41 terawatt-hours | 0.618 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production in the united kingdom, Iceland or Spain?
- Spain, at 6.41 terawatt-hours against 5.57 terawatt-hours in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity production in the united kingdom between Iceland and Spain?
- 0.84 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for electricity production in the united kingdom?
- Iceland ranks 26th and Spain ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity production in the United Kingdom. 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.