Spain vs Sweden: Primary energy from nuclear
Spain
164.3 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
141.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
9th
Sweden rank
12th
Primary energy from nuclear over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 164.3 terawatt-hours against 141.34 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 22.96 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5527 terawatt-hours | 0.1194 terawatt-hours | 0.4333 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 17.56 terawatt-hours | 29.84 terawatt-hours | 12.28 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 82.01 terawatt-hours | 159.41 terawatt-hours | 77.4 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 170.28 terawatt-hours | 213.32 terawatt-hours | 43.04 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 181.49 terawatt-hours | 201.61 terawatt-hours | 20.12 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 176.65 terawatt-hours | 191.94 terawatt-hours | 15.29 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 171.24 terawatt-hours | 151.46 terawatt-hours | 19.78 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 164.3 terawatt-hours against 141.34 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear between Spain and Sweden?
- 22.96 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from nuclear?
- Spain ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 219 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 nuclear. 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.