Netherlands vs Spain: Primary energy from solar per person
Netherlands
1,391 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
1,348 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
4th
Spain rank
5th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1,391 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain, a difference of 43 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Netherlands ranks 4th and Spain ranks 5th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | 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 | 0.1002 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.2793 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1791 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 18.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 90.69 kilowatt-hours per person | 264.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 173.9 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 954.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 887.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 66.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Netherlands or Spain?
- Netherlands, at 1,391 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Netherlands and Spain?
- 43 kilowatt-hours per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Netherlands ranks 4th and Spain ranks 5th 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 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.