Germany vs Spain: Primary energy from solar
Germany
91.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
64.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
Spain rank
7th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 91.59 terawatt-hours against 64.53 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 27.06 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | 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 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0067 terawatt-hours | 0.0112 terawatt-hours | 0.0045 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.91 terawatt-hours | 0.9482 terawatt-hours | 0.9621 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 32.87 terawatt-hours | 12.42 terawatt-hours | 20.45 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 65.42 terawatt-hours | 42.48 terawatt-hours | 22.93 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 91.59 terawatt-hours against 64.53 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Germany and Spain?
- 27.06 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for primary energy from solar?
- Germany ranks 5th and Spain ranks 7th of 77 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. 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.