Japan vs Spain: Primary energy from nuclear per person
Japan
2,315 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
3,431 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
19th
Spain rank
18th
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3,431 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,315 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 1,116 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.1 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 717.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 489.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 228.15 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 3,492 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,118 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,373 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 6,457 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,194 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 6,815 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,172 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,642 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,550 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,764 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,214 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 1,674 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,581 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,906 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 3,431 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,315 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between Japan and Spain?
- 1,116 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
- Japan ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th of 217 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 nuclear 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.