Austria vs Spain: Primary energy from solar per person
Austria
1,146 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
1,348 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
6th
Spain rank
5th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,146 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria, a difference of 202 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Austria ranks 6th and Spain ranks 5th of 80 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0155 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0155 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.1256 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2793 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1537 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.08 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 97.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 264.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 167.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 625.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 887.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 262.66 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Austria or Spain?
- Spain, at 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,146 kilowatt-hours per person in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Austria and Spain?
- 202 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Austria ranks 6th and Spain ranks 5th of 80 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 solar 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.