Italy vs Spain: Electricity generation from solar
Italy
44.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
62.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
9th
Spain rank
7th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 62.9 terawatt-hours against 44.63 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 18.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.016 terawatt-hours | 0.006 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.109 terawatt-hours | 0.942 terawatt-hours | 0.833 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 19.12 terawatt-hours | 12.51 terawatt-hours | 6.62 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 31.57 terawatt-hours | 42.21 terawatt-hours | 10.64 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 62.9 terawatt-hours against 44.63 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Italy and Spain?
- 18.27 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Italy ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 214 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. 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.