Australia vs Spain: Primary energy from solar and wind
Australia
97.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
124.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
Spain rank
6th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 124.48 terawatt-hours against 97.97 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 26.51 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 9th and Spain ranks 6th of 110 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | 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 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0293 terawatt-hours | 0.6007 terawatt-hours | 0.5714 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.77 terawatt-hours | 20.1 terawatt-hours | 18.33 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 17.94 terawatt-hours | 61.89 terawatt-hours | 43.95 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 72.09 terawatt-hours | 103.75 terawatt-hours | 31.66 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 124.48 terawatt-hours against 97.97 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Australia and Spain?
- 26.51 terawatt-hours, with Spain 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 from solar and wind?
- Australia ranks 9th and Spain ranks 6th of 110 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 from solar and wind. 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.