Australia vs Spain: Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source
Australia
12.6%
in 2025
Spain
10.7%
in 2025
Australia rank
55th
Spain rank
56th
Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12.6% against 10.7% in Spain, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 55th and Spain ranks 56th of 76 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 13.1% | 18.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 117.1% | 92.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 10.3% | 50.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 27.7% | 6.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 12.6% against 10.7% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source between Australia and Spain?
- 1.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source?
- Australia ranks 55th and Spain ranks 56th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.