Austria vs Spain: Global primary energy use by source
Austria
14.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
18.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
27th
Spain rank
25th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 18.98 terawatt-hours against 14.55 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 4.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Austria ranks 27th and Spain ranks 25th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.4373 terawatt-hours | 0.4373 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | 0.0217 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 4.51 terawatt-hours | 2.94 terawatt-hours | 1.57 terawatt-hours | Austria |
| 2000s | 8.11 terawatt-hours | 8.25 terawatt-hours | 0.1316 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 14.26 terawatt-hours | 16.16 terawatt-hours | 1.9 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.07 terawatt-hours | 19.2 terawatt-hours | 5.13 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Austria or Spain?
- Spain, at 18.98 terawatt-hours against 14.55 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Austria and Spain?
- 4.43 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Austria ranks 27th and Spain ranks 25th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use 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 of total energy supply.