Australia vs Spain: Primary energy from renewables per person
Australia
4,491 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
4,279 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Australia rank
17th
Spain rank
18th
Primary energy from renewables per person over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4,491 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,279 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain, a difference of 212 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Spain ranks 18th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 738.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 758.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 1,035 kilowatt-hours per person | 932.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 102.86 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 958.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 760.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 197.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person | 785.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 239.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,227 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,365 kilowatt-hours per person | 137.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 1,932 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,771 kilowatt-hours per person | 839.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 3,712 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,687 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables per person, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 4,491 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,279 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables per person between Australia and Spain?
- 212 kilowatt-hours per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for primary energy from renewables per person?
- Australia ranks 17th and Spain ranks 18th of 79 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 renewables 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.