Japan vs Spain: Electricity generation from solar
Japan
101.06 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
62.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
4th
Spain rank
7th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 101.06 terawatt-hours against 62.9 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 38.16 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | 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 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0616 terawatt-hours | 0.016 terawatt-hours | 0.0456 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 0.942 terawatt-hours | 0.591 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 31.38 terawatt-hours | 12.51 terawatt-hours | 18.87 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 90.88 terawatt-hours | 42.21 terawatt-hours | 48.67 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 101.06 terawatt-hours against 62.9 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Japan and Spain?
- 38.16 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Japan ranks 4th 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.