France vs Spain: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita

France
0.8593 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Spain
0.8833 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
France rank
94th
Spain rank
92nd

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • France
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.8833 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.8593 kilowatt-hours per dollar in France, a difference of 0.024 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was France ahead.

France ranks 94th and Spain ranks 92nd of 163 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 1.72 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.33 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3964 kilowatt-hours per dollar France
1970s 1.79 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.53 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2633 kilowatt-hours per dollar France
1980s 1.63 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0993 kilowatt-hours per dollar France
1990s 1.62 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.37 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.256 kilowatt-hours per dollar France
2000s 1.41 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1713 kilowatt-hours per dollar France
2010s 1.17 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9805 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1849 kilowatt-hours per dollar France
2020s 0.9538 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8817 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.0721 kilowatt-hours per dollar France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity vs. gdp per capita, France or Spain?
Spain, at 0.8833 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.8593 kilowatt-hours per dollar in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity vs. gdp per capita between France and Spain?
0.024 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do France and Spain rank globally for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
France ranks 94th and Spain ranks 92nd of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.