Spain vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from solar and wind
Spain
124.48 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
107.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports 124.48 terawatt-hours against 107.09 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 17.39 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.6007 terawatt-hours | 0.3887 terawatt-hours | 0.212 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 20.1 terawatt-hours | 3.53 terawatt-hours | 16.57 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 61.89 terawatt-hours | 41.65 terawatt-hours | 20.24 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 103.75 terawatt-hours | 93.59 terawatt-hours | 10.16 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Spain or United Kingdom?
- Spain, at 124.48 terawatt-hours against 107.09 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 17.39 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Spain ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β 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.