Spain vs United States: Primary energy from solar per person
Spain
1,348 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
1,131 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain rank
5th
United States rank
7th
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,131 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 217 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | 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 | 0.0155 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1227 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1072 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.2793 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.54 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 20.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.15 kilowatt-hours per person | 17.31 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 264.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 131.91 kilowatt-hours per person | 132.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 887.72 kilowatt-hours per person | 700.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 186.79 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, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 1,348 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,131 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Spain and United States?
- 217 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Spain ranks 5th and United States ranks 7th 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.