Japan vs Spain: Primary energy from solar
Japan
110.79 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
64.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
Spain rank
7th
Primary energy from solar over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 110.79 terawatt-hours against 64.53 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 46.26 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
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 | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0616 terawatt-hours | 0.0112 terawatt-hours | 0.0504 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 0.9482 terawatt-hours | 0.586 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 31.31 terawatt-hours | 12.42 terawatt-hours | 18.9 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 92.47 terawatt-hours | 42.48 terawatt-hours | 49.99 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 110.79 terawatt-hours against 64.53 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Japan and Spain?
- 46.26 terawatt-hours, with Japan 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?
- Japan ranks 4th 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.