Italy vs Spain: Share of primary energy from hydropower
Italy
2.7%
in 2025
Spain
2.3%
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
Spain rank
29th
Share of primary energy from hydropower over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.7% against 2.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Spain ranks 29th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.2% | 6.9% | 2.7% | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 5.1% | 2.4% | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from hydropower, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 2.7% against 2.3% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from hydropower between Italy and Spain?
- 0.4%, 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 share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Italy ranks 27th and Spain ranks 29th of 79 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 hydropower. 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.