Italy vs Spain: Electricity generation from hydropower per person

Italy
705.03 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
683.65 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
45th
Spain rank
47th

Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 705.03 kilowatt-hours against 683.65 kilowatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 21.38 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 45th and Spain ranks 47th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 812.93 kilowatt-hours 758.37 kilowatt-hours 54.56 kilowatt-hours Italy
1970s 762.67 kilowatt-hours 919.98 kilowatt-hours 157.3 kilowatt-hours Spain
1980s 722.11 kilowatt-hours 718.56 kilowatt-hours 3.55 kilowatt-hours Italy
1990s 716.97 kilowatt-hours 697.18 kilowatt-hours 19.79 kilowatt-hours Italy
2000s 696 kilowatt-hours 653.04 kilowatt-hours 42.96 kilowatt-hours Italy
2010s 776.81 kilowatt-hours 663.76 kilowatt-hours 113.05 kilowatt-hours Italy
2020s 718.55 kilowatt-hours 592.01 kilowatt-hours 126.54 kilowatt-hours Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 705.03 kilowatt-hours against 683.65 kilowatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Italy and Spain?
21.38 kilowatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
Italy ranks 45th and Spain ranks 47th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 7,805 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.