India vs Spain: Primary energy use by source
India
104.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
59.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
5th
Spain rank
7th
Primary energy use by source over time
- India
- Spain
How they compare
India currently reports 104.01 terawatt-hours against 59.95 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 44.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
India ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5406 terawatt-hours | 0.5895 terawatt-hours | 0.0489 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.12 terawatt-hours | 19.15 terawatt-hours | 12.02 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 38.68 terawatt-hours | 49.47 terawatt-hours | 10.8 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 77.7 terawatt-hours | 61.27 terawatt-hours | 16.44 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, India or Spain?
- India, at 104.01 terawatt-hours against 59.95 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between India and Spain?
- 44.06 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do India and Spain rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- India ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th of 79 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.