Japan vs Spain: Share of primary energy from gas
Japan
19.7%
in 2025
Spain
21.7%
in 2025
Japan rank
49th
Spain rank
47th
Share of primary energy from gas over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 21.7% against 19.7% in Japan, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 3.2% | 4.9% | Japan |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 7.8% | 2.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 18.2% | 4.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 21.5% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 22.8% | 2.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from gas, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 21.7% against 19.7% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from gas between Japan and Spain?
- 2.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for share of primary energy from gas?
- Japan ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.