Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Coal consumption, per square kilometre was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
Change on year
down 30.1%
World rank
67th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
59
1965–2023
Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Spain, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in terawatt-hours per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal consumption, per square kilometre in Spain is 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal consumption, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre, in 2023.
Spain ranks 67th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +85.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -56.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | -30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0002 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0004 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 64 Russian Federation 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 65 Zimbabwe 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 66 Albania 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 68 Kuwait 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 69 Belarus 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
- 70 Australia 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Spain
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0.3324 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 6.94 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.3324 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal consumption, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Coal consumption, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest coal consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest coal consumption, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 terawatt-hours per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for coal consumption, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 67th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coal consumption, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Coal consumption, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Coal consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Coal consumption ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Coal consumption Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Coal consumption divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.