Spain vs United Kingdom: Electricity generation from wind per person

Spain
1,227 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
1,234 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
17th
United Kingdom rank
16th

Electricity generation from wind per person over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1,234 kilowatt-hours against 1,227 kilowatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 7 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Spain ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 16th 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 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours
1970s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours
1980s 0.0333 kilowatt-hours 0.0157 kilowatt-hours 0.0176 kilowatt-hours Spain
1990s 14.47 kilowatt-hours 6.66 kilowatt-hours 7.81 kilowatt-hours Spain
2000s 428.89 kilowatt-hours 57.29 kilowatt-hours 371.59 kilowatt-hours Spain
2010s 1,062 kilowatt-hours 539.04 kilowatt-hours 522.56 kilowatt-hours Spain
2020s 1,277 kilowatt-hours 1,149 kilowatt-hours 128.29 kilowatt-hours Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Spain or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1,234 kilowatt-hours against 1,227 kilowatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Spain and United Kingdom?
7 kilowatt-hours, with United Kingdom 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 wind per person?
Spain ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind per person. 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 wind per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,876 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.