Japan vs Spain: Primary energy from solar and wind
Japan
123.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
124.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
7th
Spain rank
6th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 124.48 terawatt-hours against 123.62 terawatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 0.86 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 7th 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 | Japan | 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 | 0.0665 terawatt-hours | 0.6007 terawatt-hours | 0.5342 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.15 terawatt-hours | 20.1 terawatt-hours | 16.94 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 36.8 terawatt-hours | 61.89 terawatt-hours | 25.09 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 102.67 terawatt-hours | 103.75 terawatt-hours | 1.08 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 124.48 terawatt-hours against 123.62 terawatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Japan and Spain?
- 0.86 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Japan ranks 7th 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.