Netherlands vs Spain: Electricity generation from solar and wind per person
Netherlands
3,390 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
2,540 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
5th
Spain rank
7th
Electricity generation from solar and wind per person over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3,390 kilowatt-hours against 2,540 kilowatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 850 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0.2825 kilowatt-hours | 0.0488 kilowatt-hours | 0.2336 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 20.61 kilowatt-hours | 14.87 kilowatt-hours | 5.74 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 140.51 kilowatt-hours | 449.2 kilowatt-hours | 308.69 kilowatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 518.95 kilowatt-hours | 1,328 kilowatt-hours | 809.16 kilowatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 2,381 kilowatt-hours | 2,159 kilowatt-hours | 221.76 kilowatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind per person, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 3,390 kilowatt-hours against 2,540 kilowatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind per person between Netherlands and Spain?
- 850 kilowatt-hours, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind per person?
- Netherlands ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th of 208 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 solar and wind per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.