Iran vs Spain: Electricity production by source
Iran
0.73 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
0.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
63rd
Spain rank
61st
Electricity production by source over time
- Iran
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.92 terawatt-hours against 0.73 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 0.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 61st of 211 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0824 terawatt-hours | 53.37 terawatt-hours | 53.28 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.1241 terawatt-hours | 62.45 terawatt-hours | 62.32 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.489 terawatt-hours | 68.76 terawatt-hours | 68.27 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.526 terawatt-hours | 39.13 terawatt-hours | 38.6 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.735 terawatt-hours | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 3.49 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production by source, Iran or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.92 terawatt-hours against 0.73 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity production by source between Iran and Spain?
- 0.19 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Spain?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Spain rank globally for electricity production by source?
- Iran ranks 63rd and Spain ranks 61st of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity production by source. 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.