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
05101520196519952025

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

Indicator
Renewable energy
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

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.