Italy vs Spain: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
Italy
21.97 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
22.43 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy rank
37th
Spain rank
36th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 22.43 kilowatt-hours per person against 21.97 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 0.46 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 37th and Spain ranks 36th of 76 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 11.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.48 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 26.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 9.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 27.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 31.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 33.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.62 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.03 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 26.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.12 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 22.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 22.43 kilowatt-hours per person against 21.97 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between Italy and Spain?
- 0.46 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 37th 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.