Norway vs Spain: Primary energy from renewables
Norway
166.07 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
204.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
15th
Spain rank
14th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 204.91 terawatt-hours against 166.07 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 38.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.81 terawatt-hours | 24.92 terawatt-hours | 28.9 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1970s | 73.86 terawatt-hours | 33.22 terawatt-hours | 40.64 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 101 terawatt-hours | 29.24 terawatt-hours | 71.76 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 115.89 terawatt-hours | 31.41 terawatt-hours | 84.48 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 127.55 terawatt-hours | 60.13 terawatt-hours | 67.42 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2010s | 138.95 terawatt-hours | 130.02 terawatt-hours | 8.92 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2020s | 157.98 terawatt-hours | 176.37 terawatt-hours | 18.39 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Norway or Spain?
- Spain, at 204.91 terawatt-hours against 166.07 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Norway and Spain?
- 38.84 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Norway ranks 15th 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.