Italy vs Spain: Electricity generation
Italy
264.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
287.89 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
21st
Spain rank
19th
Electricity generation over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 287.89 terawatt-hours against 264.7 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 23.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 198.75 terawatt-hours | 134.72 terawatt-hours | 64.04 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1990s | 233.89 terawatt-hours | 170.43 terawatt-hours | 63.47 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 290.37 terawatt-hours | 271.52 terawatt-hours | 18.85 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 288.66 terawatt-hours | 280.14 terawatt-hours | 8.52 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 272.71 terawatt-hours | 277.55 terawatt-hours | 4.84 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 287.89 terawatt-hours against 264.7 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation between Italy and Spain?
- 23.19 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for electricity generation?
- Italy ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.