Germany vs Spain: Share of primary energy from wind
Germany
4.8%
in 2025
Spain
4.2%
in 2025
Germany rank
8th
Spain rank
10th
Share of primary energy from wind over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4.8% against 4.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Germany ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 3.4% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from wind, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 4.8% against 4.2% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from wind between Germany and Spain?
- 0.6%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for share of primary energy from wind?
- Germany ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.