Afghanistan vs Spain: Energy intensity

Afghanistan
0.8462 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Spain
0.8833 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
97th
Spain rank
94th

Energy intensity over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.8833 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.8462 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0371 kilowatt-hours per dollar.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 97th and Spain ranks 94th of 165 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0.915 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.54 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6207 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain
1990s 0.8489 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.37 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.5185 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain
2000s 0.2962 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1.24 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9426 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain
2010s 0.5874 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.9805 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3931 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain
2020s 0.781 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8817 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1007 kilowatt-hours per dollar Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy intensity, Afghanistan or Spain?
Spain, at 0.8833 kilowatt-hours per dollar against 0.8462 kilowatt-hours per dollar in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in energy intensity between Afghanistan and Spain?
0.0371 kilowatt-hours per dollar, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Spain?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Spain rank globally for energy intensity?
Afghanistan ranks 97th and Spain ranks 94th of 165 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. 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
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
166 places, 7,844 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

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