Italy vs Spain: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

Italy
70.96 billion kWh
in 2021
Spain
96.12 billion kWh
in 2021
Italy rank
9th
Spain rank
8th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B199020052021

How they compare

Spain currently reports 96.12 billion kWh against 70.96 billion kWh in Italy, a difference of 25.16 billion kWh.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Italy ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 209 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1990s -200.50 million kWh 135.40 million kWh 335.90 million kWh Spain
2000s 12.23 billion kWh 22.84 billion kWh 10.61 billion kWh Spain
2010s 56.66 billion kWh 67.72 billion kWh 11.06 billion kWh Spain
2020s 70.17 billion kWh 89.70 billion kWh 19.53 billion kWh Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 96.12 billion kWh against 70.96 billion kWh in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Italy and Spain?
25.16 billion kWh, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
Italy ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs Spain: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric. Statizoid, drawing on IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/electricity-production-from-renewable-sources-excluding-hydroelectric-kwh/italy/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/electricity-production-from-renewable-sources-excluding-hydroelectric-kwh/italy/spain/">Italy vs Spain: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh)
Unit
kWh
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources in kilowatt-hour (kWh), excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.