Canada vs Spain: Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source
Canada
13.9%
in 2025
Spain
10.7%
in 2025
Canada rank
53rd
Spain rank
56th
Year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 13.9% against 10.7% in Spain, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 53rd and Spain ranks 56th of 76 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 13.0% | 20.6% | Canada |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 117.1% | 83.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 10.3% | 38.4% | Canada |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 27.7% | 11.8% | 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, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 13.9% 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 Canada and Spain?
- 3.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for year-to-year percentage change in primary energy use by source?
- Canada ranks 53rd 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.