India vs Spain: Primary energy from solar and wind
India
272.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
124.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
Spain rank
6th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- India
- Spain
How they compare
India currently reports 272.59 terawatt-hours against 124.48 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 148.11 terawatt-hours.
That makes India's figure about 2.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th of 110 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 | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5431 terawatt-hours | 0.6007 terawatt-hours | 0.0576 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.15 terawatt-hours | 20.1 terawatt-hours | 12.94 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 52.49 terawatt-hours | 61.89 terawatt-hours | 9.4 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 185.97 terawatt-hours | 103.75 terawatt-hours | 82.22 terawatt-hours | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, India or Spain?
- India, at 272.59 terawatt-hours against 124.48 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between India and Spain?
- 148.11 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 from solar and wind?
- India ranks 3rd 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.