Ireland vs Spain: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
25.63 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
22.43 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
33rd
Spain rank
36th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 25.63 kilowatt-hours per person against 22.43 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain, a difference of 3.2 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 36th of 76 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 10.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 28.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 8.09 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 36.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.99 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 43.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 32.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.97 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 27.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.79 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Ireland or Spain?
- Ireland, at 25.63 kilowatt-hours per person against 22.43 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Spain?
- 3.2 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 36th of 76 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 Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.