Belgium vs Spain: Renewable energy
Belgium
12.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
18.98 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belgium rank
28th
Spain rank
25th
Renewable energy over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 18.98 terawatt-hours against 12.47 terawatt-hours in Belgium, a difference of 6.51 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Spain ranks 25th of 79 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0.3594 terawatt-hours | 0.4373 terawatt-hours | 0.0779 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.4145 terawatt-hours | 1.62 terawatt-hours | 1.21 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.9403 terawatt-hours | 2.94 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.29 terawatt-hours | 8.25 terawatt-hours | 2.95 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 15.46 terawatt-hours | 16.16 terawatt-hours | 0.7046 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 13.34 terawatt-hours | 19.2 terawatt-hours | 5.86 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 18.98 terawatt-hours against 12.47 terawatt-hours in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Belgium and Spain?
- 6.51 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for renewable energy?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Spain ranks 25th of 79 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 Renewable energy. 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.