Netherlands vs Spain: Global primary energy use by source
Netherlands
22.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
18.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
23rd
Spain rank
25th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 22.76 terawatt-hours against 18.98 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 3.78 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 25th of 77 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 0.4373 terawatt-hours | 1.04 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | 0.2101 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.38 terawatt-hours | 2.94 terawatt-hours | 0.4423 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 11.77 terawatt-hours | 8.25 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 17.31 terawatt-hours | 16.16 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 25.96 terawatt-hours | 19.2 terawatt-hours | 6.77 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 22.76 terawatt-hours against 18.98 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Netherlands and Spain?
- 3.78 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Netherlands ranks 23rd 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.