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
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
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.