Spain vs USSR: Primary energy from nuclear per person
Spain
3,431 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
1,583 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Spain rank
18th
USSR rank
21st
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- Spain
- USSR
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3,431 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,583 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 1,848 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.2 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was USSR ahead.
Spain ranks 18th and USSR ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.76 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 489.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 336.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 153.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 909.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person | 245.63 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, Spain or USSR?
- Spain, at 3,431 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,583 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between Spain and USSR?
- 1,848 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Spain and USSR rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
- Spain ranks 18th and USSR ranks 21st of 218 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.