Netherlands vs Spain: Primary energy from solar and wind per person
Netherlands
3,173 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
2,599 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
5th
Spain rank
8th
Primary energy from solar and wind per person over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3,173 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,599 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain, a difference of 574 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 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 8th of 111 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 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 | 0.2825 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0488 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2336 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 20.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 14.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 140.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 448.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 308.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 520.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,319 kilowatt-hours per person | 798.57 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 2,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,169 kilowatt-hours per person | 177.38 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind per person, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 3,173 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,599 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind per person between Netherlands and Spain?
- 574 kilowatt-hours per person, 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 primary energy from solar and wind per person?
- Netherlands ranks 5th 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.