Peru vs Spain: Electricity generation from hydropower
Peru
33.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
32.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru rank
23rd
Spain rank
24th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Peru
- Spain
How they compare
Peru currently reports 33.88 terawatt-hours against 32.74 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 1.14 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Peru ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 24.92 terawatt-hours | 21.77 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 32.78 terawatt-hours | 27.54 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 9.15 terawatt-hours | 27.61 terawatt-hours | 18.47 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 12.4 terawatt-hours | 27.87 terawatt-hours | 15.47 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 18.37 terawatt-hours | 28.34 terawatt-hours | 9.96 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 24.66 terawatt-hours | 31.13 terawatt-hours | 6.47 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 31.29 terawatt-hours | 28.31 terawatt-hours | 2.98 terawatt-hours | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Peru or Spain?
- Peru, at 33.88 terawatt-hours against 32.74 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Peru and Spain?
- 1.14 terawatt-hours, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Peru ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation 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 in terawatt-hours.