Spain vs United Kingdom: Primary energy use by source

Spain

59.95 terawatt-hours

in 2025

United Kingdom

87.1 terawatt-hours

in 2025

Spain rank

7th

United Kingdom rank

6th

Primary energy use by source over time

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 79 countries.

Indicator: Primary energy use by source
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: 07 August 2026

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.