Norway vs Spain: Electricity generation from solar and wind per person
Norway
2,506 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
2,540 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
8th
Spain rank
7th
Electricity generation from solar and wind per person over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2,540 kilowatt-hours against 2,506 kilowatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 34 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 8th and Spain ranks 7th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | 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 kilowatt-hours | 0.0488 kilowatt-hours | 0.0488 kilowatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.05 kilowatt-hours | 14.87 kilowatt-hours | 12.82 kilowatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 95.98 kilowatt-hours | 449.2 kilowatt-hours | 353.22 kilowatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 473.88 kilowatt-hours | 1,328 kilowatt-hours | 854.23 kilowatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 2,435 kilowatt-hours | 2,159 kilowatt-hours | 275.53 kilowatt-hours | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind per person, Norway or Spain?
- Spain, at 2,540 kilowatt-hours against 2,506 kilowatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind per person between Norway and Spain?
- 34 kilowatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind per person?
- Norway ranks 8th 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.