Ireland vs Spain: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Ireland
2,587 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
2,599 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
9th
Spain rank
8th
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2,599 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,587 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland, a difference of 12 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Ireland ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0488 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0488 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 12.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.99 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 283.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 448.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 165.43 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 1,280 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,319 kilowatt-hours per person | 39.19 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 2,340 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 171.11 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Ireland or Spain?
- Spain, at 2,599 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,587 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Ireland and Spain?
- 12 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Ireland ranks 9th and Spain ranks 8th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy 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 of total energy supply per person.