Spain vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from nuclear per person
Spain
3,431 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
1,562 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
21st
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3,431 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,562 kilowatt-hours per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 1,869 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,255 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,239 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 489.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,764 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,274 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 2,118 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,853 kilowatt-hours per person | 734.52 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 4,264 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,520 kilowatt-hours per person | 256.3 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 4,172 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,881 kilowatt-hours per person | 291.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 3,764 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,118 kilowatt-hours per person | 646.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 3,581 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,927 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,653 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, Spain or United Kingdom?
- Spain, at 3,431 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,562 kilowatt-hours per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 1,869 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
- Spain ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 21st 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.