Netherlands vs Spain: Electricity production in the United Kingdom
Netherlands
6.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
6.41 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
20th
Spain rank
23rd
Electricity production in the United Kingdom over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.85 terawatt-hours against 6.41 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 0.44 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.4859 terawatt-hours | 0.1443 terawatt-hours | 0.3416 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.6053 terawatt-hours | 0.5346 terawatt-hours | 0.0707 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.1 terawatt-hours | 0.957 terawatt-hours | 0.142 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.88 terawatt-hours | 2.73 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.71 terawatt-hours | 5.38 terawatt-hours | 0.324 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.46 terawatt-hours | 6.41 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production in the united kingdom, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 6.85 terawatt-hours against 6.41 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity production in the united kingdom between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.44 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for electricity production in the united kingdom?
- Netherlands ranks 20th 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.