Spain vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from wind
Spain
59.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
87.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
7th
United Kingdom rank
6th
Primary energy from wind over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 87.1 terawatt-hours against 59.95 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 27.15 terawatt-hours.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.0009 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5895 terawatt-hours | 0.3886 terawatt-hours | 0.2009 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 19.15 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | 15.63 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 49.47 terawatt-hours | 35.43 terawatt-hours | 14.04 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 61.27 terawatt-hours | 78.94 terawatt-hours | 17.67 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from wind, Spain or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 87.1 terawatt-hours against 59.95 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from wind between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 27.15 terawatt-hours, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from wind?
- Spain ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 6th 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 wind. 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.