Australia vs Spain: Primary energy use
Australia
1,536 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
1,444 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
18th
Spain rank
20th
Primary energy use over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,536 terawatt-hours against 1,444 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 92 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 18th and Spain ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 458.4 terawatt-hours | 362.07 terawatt-hours | 96.33 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 683.1 terawatt-hours | 655.93 terawatt-hours | 27.16 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 875.61 terawatt-hours | 895.91 terawatt-hours | 20.3 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 1,116 terawatt-hours | 1,180 terawatt-hours | 64.63 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 1,384 terawatt-hours | 1,622 terawatt-hours | 238.17 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 1,526 terawatt-hours | 1,477 terawatt-hours | 48.94 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,511 terawatt-hours | 1,386 terawatt-hours | 125.48 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 1,536 terawatt-hours against 1,444 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Australia and Spain?
- 92 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for primary energy use?
- Australia ranks 18th and Spain ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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.