India vs Spain: Electricity generation from solar and wind

India
299.97 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
121.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
India rank
3rd
Spain rank
6th

Electricity generation from solar and wind over time

  • India
  • Spain
0100200300196519952025

How they compare

India currently reports 299.97 terawatt-hours against 121.66 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 178.31 terawatt-hours.

That makes India's figure about 2.5 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Spain ahead.

India ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0.0019 terawatt-hours 0.0019 terawatt-hours Spain
1990s 0.5431 terawatt-hours 0.603 terawatt-hours 0.0599 terawatt-hours Spain
2000s 7.15 terawatt-hours 20.11 terawatt-hours 12.96 terawatt-hours Spain
2010s 51.47 terawatt-hours 62.33 terawatt-hours 10.86 terawatt-hours Spain
2020s 189.18 terawatt-hours 103.3 terawatt-hours 85.89 terawatt-hours India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, India or Spain?
India, at 299.97 terawatt-hours against 121.66 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between India and Spain?
178.31 terawatt-hours, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Spain?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do India and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
India ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar and wind
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,906 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.