Australia vs Spain: Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use
Australia
1,403 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Spain
1,581 terawatt-hours
in 2020
Australia rank
17th
Spain rank
16th
Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1,581 terawatt-hours against 1,403 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 178 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 43 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,118 terawatt-hours | 1,437 terawatt-hours | 318.46 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 1,395 terawatt-hours | 1,920 terawatt-hours | 524.7 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 1,568 terawatt-hours | 1,494 terawatt-hours | 74.11 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,403 terawatt-hours | 1,581 terawatt-hours | 178.27 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher production-based vs. consumption-based energy use, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 1,581 terawatt-hours against 1,403 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in production-based vs. consumption-based energy use between Australia and Spain?
- 178 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for production-based vs. consumption-based energy use?
- Australia ranks 17th and Spain ranks 16th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Production-based vs. consumption-based energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in terawatt-hours.