Spain vs United Arab Emirates: Electricity generation from nuclear
Spain
54.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
40.63 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Spain rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
12th
Electricity generation from nuclear over time
- Spain
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Spain currently reports 54.07 terawatt-hours against 40.63 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 13.44 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Spain ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 208 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1824 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1824 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 5.79 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 5.79 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 27.06 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 27.06 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 56.19 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 56.19 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 59.89 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 59.89 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 58.32 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 58.32 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 56.97 terawatt-hours | 21.47 terawatt-hours | 35.5 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear, Spain or United Arab Emirates?
- Spain, at 54.07 terawatt-hours against 40.63 terawatt-hours in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear between Spain and United Arab Emirates?
- 13.44 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Arab Emirates?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear?
- Spain ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – 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.