Spain vs Sweden: Primary energy from renewables
Spain
204.91 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
148.51 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
14th
Sweden rank
17th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 204.91 terawatt-hours against 148.51 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 56.4 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 17th of 77 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 | 24.92 terawatt-hours | 46.35 terawatt-hours | 21.43 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 33.22 terawatt-hours | 55.8 terawatt-hours | 22.59 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 29.24 terawatt-hours | 69.88 terawatt-hours | 40.64 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 31.41 terawatt-hours | 75 terawatt-hours | 43.59 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 60.13 terawatt-hours | 91.75 terawatt-hours | 31.63 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 130.02 terawatt-hours | 123.26 terawatt-hours | 6.76 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 176.37 terawatt-hours | 152.32 terawatt-hours | 24.05 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 204.91 terawatt-hours against 148.51 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Spain and Sweden?
- 56.4 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 renewables?
- Spain ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 17th 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.