Spain vs Sweden: Electricity generation from nuclear
Spain
54.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
47.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
10th
Sweden rank
12th
Electricity generation from nuclear over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 54.07 terawatt-hours against 47.1 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 6.97 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1824 terawatt-hours | 0.0394 terawatt-hours | 0.143 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 5.79 terawatt-hours | 9.85 terawatt-hours | 4.05 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 27.06 terawatt-hours | 52.61 terawatt-hours | 25.54 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 56.19 terawatt-hours | 70.39 terawatt-hours | 14.2 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 59.89 terawatt-hours | 66.48 terawatt-hours | 6.59 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 58.32 terawatt-hours | 63.35 terawatt-hours | 5.03 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 56.49 terawatt-hours | 50.06 terawatt-hours | 6.43 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 54.07 terawatt-hours against 47.1 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear between Spain and Sweden?
- 6.97 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear?
- Spain ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 209 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 nuclear. 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.