Italy vs Spain: Primary energy from renewables

Italy
237.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
204.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
11th
Spain rank
14th

Primary energy from renewables over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
050100150200250196519952025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 237.88 terawatt-hours against 204.91 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 32.97 terawatt-hours.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 11th and Spain ranks 14th of 77 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 71.28 terawatt-hours 24.92 terawatt-hours 46.36 terawatt-hours Italy
1970s 71.6 terawatt-hours 33.22 terawatt-hours 38.38 terawatt-hours Italy
1980s 70.9 terawatt-hours 29.24 terawatt-hours 41.66 terawatt-hours Italy
1990s 78.86 terawatt-hours 31.41 terawatt-hours 47.45 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 111.2 terawatt-hours 60.13 terawatt-hours 51.07 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 204.5 terawatt-hours 130.02 terawatt-hours 74.48 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 223.21 terawatt-hours 176.37 terawatt-hours 46.84 terawatt-hours Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 237.88 terawatt-hours against 204.91 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Italy and Spain?
32.97 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
Italy ranks 11th and Spain ranks 14th 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 renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.