South Korea vs Spain: Electricity generation from solar
South Korea
37.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
62.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Korea rank
10th
Spain rank
7th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 62.9 terawatt-hours against 37.8 terawatt-hours in South Korea, a difference of 25.1 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.7 times South Korea's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 10th and Spain ranks 7th of 214 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0025 terawatt-hours | 0.016 terawatt-hours | 0.0135 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.101 terawatt-hours | 0.942 terawatt-hours | 0.841 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.9 terawatt-hours | 12.51 terawatt-hours | 7.6 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 29.76 terawatt-hours | 42.21 terawatt-hours | 12.45 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, South Korea or Spain?
- Spain, at 62.9 terawatt-hours against 37.8 terawatt-hours in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between South Korea and Spain?
- 25.1 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- South Korea ranks 10th 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.