Spain vs United Kingdom: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Spain
121.66 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
105.16 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports 121.66 terawatt-hours against 105.16 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 16.5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 212 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0019 terawatt-hours | 0.0013 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.603 terawatt-hours | 0.389 terawatt-hours | 0.214 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 20.11 terawatt-hours | 3.52 terawatt-hours | 16.59 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 62.33 terawatt-hours | 41.64 terawatt-hours | 20.68 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 103.3 terawatt-hours | 93.01 terawatt-hours | 10.29 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Spain or United Kingdom?
- Spain, at 121.66 terawatt-hours against 105.16 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 16.5 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Spain ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.