Korea vs Spain: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Korea
15.5%
in 2025
Spain
11.4%
in 2025
Korea rank
12th
Spain rank
14th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Korea currently reports 15.5% against 11.4% in Spain, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Korea ranks 12th and Spain ranks 14th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 2.6% | 2.2% | Spain |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 8.8% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 14.5% | 2.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.2% | 4.2% | Korea |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 1.5% | Korea |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 12.4% | 2.4% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Korea or Spain?
- Korea, at 15.5% against 11.4% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Korea and Spain?
- 4.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Spain rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Korea ranks 12th and Spain ranks 14th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.