Netherlands vs Spain: Net electricity imports

Netherlands
-13.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
-12.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
207th
Spain rank
206th

Net electricity imports over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
-20-1001020199020072025

How they compare

Spain currently reports -12.79 terawatt-hours against -13.85 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 1.06 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 207th and Spain ranks 206th of 214 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 11.28 terawatt-hours 1.43 terawatt-hours 9.85 terawatt-hours Netherlands
2000s 16.39 terawatt-hours -1.81 terawatt-hours 18.19 terawatt-hours Netherlands
2010s 8.79 terawatt-hours -0.111 terawatt-hours 8.91 terawatt-hours Netherlands
2020s -5.07 terawatt-hours -8.78 terawatt-hours 3.71 terawatt-hours Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net electricity imports, Netherlands or Spain?
Spain, at -12.79 terawatt-hours against -13.85 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in net electricity imports between Netherlands and Spain?
1.06 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for net electricity imports?
Netherlands ranks 207th and Spain ranks 206th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net electricity imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net electricity imports
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,787 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.