Share of primary energy from coal in Spain
Spain: Share of primary energy from coal was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of primary energy from coal in Spain, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of primary energy from coal in Spain stood at 1.7%. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.0% on the previous year and down 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from coal in Spain peaked at 37.7% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2025.
Spain ranks 55th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from coal in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 37.7% | — |
| 1966 | 31.8% | -15.8% |
| 1967 | 28.9% | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 27.9% | -3.5% |
| 1969 | 25.1% | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 24.1% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 22.0% | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 20.9% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 18.2% | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 16.9% | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 18.0% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 16.0% | -11.0% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 14.8% | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 15.8% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 17.4% | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 20.9% | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 23.4% | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 24.2% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 24.1% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 24.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 22.6% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 21.6% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | -16.5% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -27.1% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +86.7% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -55.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -18.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.4%, 49% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from coal in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +86.7% | 5.2% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.3% | 25.1% | 37.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 18.4% | 14.8% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 17.4% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 15.4% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 7.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 4.0% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More energy & mining data for Spain
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from coal in Spain?
- Share of primary energy from coal in Spain was 1.7% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from coal recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for share of primary energy from coal?
- Spain ranks 55th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from coal rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.