Coal production in Spain
Spain: Coal production was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
68th
of 220 countries
All-time high
156.74 terawatt-hours
in 1979
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Coal production in Spain, 1900–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, coal production in Spain stood at 0 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal production in Spain peaked at 156.74 terawatt-hours in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Spain ranks 68th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal production in Spain, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 17.81 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1901 | 18.3 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1902 | 18.68 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1903 | 18.65 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 20.79 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 1905 | 22.49 terawatt-hours | +8.1% |
| 1906 | 22.67 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 25.92 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 1908 | 27.48 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 1909 | 27.62 terawatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 27.09 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 1911 | 26.15 terawatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 1912 | 27.63 terawatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 1913 | 28.37 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1914 | 29.55 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1915 | 31.32 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 1916 | 37.4 terawatt-hours | +19.4% |
| 1917 | 40.27 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 1918 | 48.51 terawatt-hours | +20.5% |
| 1919 | 42.18 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 1920 | 39.99 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 1921 | 36.24 terawatt-hours | -9.4% |
| 1922 | 31.84 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 1923 | 42.49 terawatt-hours | +33.5% |
| 1924 | 43.66 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 43.53 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 46.29 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 1927 | 46.68 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 45.35 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 1929 | 50.37 terawatt-hours | +11.1% |
| 1930 | 50.07 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 49.53 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 47.92 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 1933 | 42 terawatt-hours | -12.4% |
| 1934 | 41.54 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 48.43 terawatt-hours | +16.6% |
| 1936 | 23.16 terawatt-hours | -52.2% |
| 1937 | 15.35 terawatt-hours | -33.7% |
| 1938 | 38.69 terawatt-hours | +152.1% |
| 1939 | 45.25 terawatt-hours | +17.0% |
| 1940 | 62.95 terawatt-hours | +39.1% |
| 1941 | 63.93 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 69.5 terawatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 1943 | 71.75 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 1944 | 78.34 terawatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 1945 | 81.07 terawatt-hours | +3.5% |
| 1946 | 80.65 terawatt-hours | -0.5% |
| 1947 | 78.9 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 1948 | 78.84 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 80.29 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 83.06 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1951 | 86.17 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 91.66 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 1953 | 93.98 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 95.08 terawatt-hours | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 95.79 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 99.4 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 110.83 terawatt-hours | +11.5% |
| 1958 | 115.36 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 1959 | 105.19 terawatt-hours | -8.8% |
| 1960 | 104.32 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 146.6 terawatt-hours | +40.5% |
| 1962 | 102.4 terawatt-hours | -30.2% |
| 1963 | 104.56 terawatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 99.94 terawatt-hours | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 106.12 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 104.79 terawatt-hours | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 101.5 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 102.43 terawatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 97.15 terawatt-hours | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 98.63 terawatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 93.39 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 95.81 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 88.02 terawatt-hours | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 89.64 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 95.17 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 100.08 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 121.24 terawatt-hours | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 135.96 terawatt-hours | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 156.74 terawatt-hours | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 147.22 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 140.22 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 150.6 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 152.98 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 151.49 terawatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 150.21 terawatt-hours | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 153.91 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 133.68 terawatt-hours | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 126.63 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 135.47 terawatt-hours | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 132.38 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 121.37 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 123.3 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 121.31 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 114.77 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 113.21 terawatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 111.8 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 112.02 terawatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 107.44 terawatt-hours | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 99.86 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 97.01 terawatt-hours | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 91.45 terawatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 89.36 terawatt-hours | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 83.08 terawatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 80.5 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 77.06 terawatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 72.61 terawatt-hours | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 68.21 terawatt-hours | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 50.87 terawatt-hours | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 44.31 terawatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 38.33 terawatt-hours | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 30.8 terawatt-hours | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 28.61 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 20.5 terawatt-hours | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 18.93 terawatt-hours | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 14.49 terawatt-hours | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 7.98 terawatt-hours | -45.0% |
| 2017 | 13.12 terawatt-hours | +64.4% |
| 2018 | 10.27 terawatt-hours | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6849 terawatt-hours | -93.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5191 terawatt-hours | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4938 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3878 terawatt-hours | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2254 terawatt-hours | -41.9% |
| 2024 | 0.239 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | +152.1% | 15.35 terawatt-hours | 38.69 terawatt-hours |
| 2025 | -100.0% | 0.239 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours |
| 2019 | -93.3% | 10.27 terawatt-hours | 0.6849 terawatt-hours |
| 2017 | +64.4% | 7.98 terawatt-hours | 13.12 terawatt-hours |
| 1936 | -52.2% | 48.43 terawatt-hours | 23.16 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 22.04 terawatt-hours | 17.81 terawatt-hours | 27.62 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1910s | 33.85 terawatt-hours | 26.15 terawatt-hours | 48.51 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1920s | 42.64 terawatt-hours | 31.84 terawatt-hours | 50.37 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1930s | 40.19 terawatt-hours | 15.35 terawatt-hours | 50.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1940s | 74.62 terawatt-hours | 62.95 terawatt-hours | 81.07 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1950s | 97.65 terawatt-hours | 83.06 terawatt-hours | 115.36 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1960s | 106.98 terawatt-hours | 97.15 terawatt-hours | 146.6 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1970s | 107.47 terawatt-hours | 88.02 terawatt-hours | 156.74 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 144.24 terawatt-hours | 126.63 terawatt-hours | 153.91 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.75 terawatt-hours | 99.86 terawatt-hours | 132.38 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.45 terawatt-hours | 44.31 terawatt-hours | 97.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.37 terawatt-hours | 0.6849 terawatt-hours | 38.33 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3108 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5191 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 65 Nepal 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 66 Argentina 0.015 terawatt-hours compare
- 67 Armenia 0.0002 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Algeria 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 American Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Angola 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Antarctica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Antigua and Barbuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Aruba 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Austria 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bahamas 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bahrain 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Barbados 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Belarus 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Belgium 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Belize 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Benin 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bermuda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Bolivia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Brunei 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Burkina Faso 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Burundi 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Cameroon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cape Verde 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cayman Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Chad 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Congo 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cook Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cote d'Ivoire 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Croatia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Cuba 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Cyprus 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Denmark 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Djibouti 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Dominica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Dominican Republic 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ecuador 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Egypt 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 El Salvador 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Equatorial Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Eritrea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Estonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Faroe Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Fiji 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Finland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 France 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 French Guiana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 French Polynesia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gabon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ghana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Greenland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guadeloupe 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guam 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guatemala 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Guyana 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Haiti 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Honduras 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Hong Kong 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Iraq 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Ireland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Israel 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Italy 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Jamaica 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Jordan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kenya 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kiribati 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Kuwait 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Latvia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lebanon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Liberia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Libya 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Lithuania 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Luxembourg 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Macao 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Madagascar 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Maldives 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mali 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Malta 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Martinique 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mauritania 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Mauritius 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Micronesia (country) 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Moldova 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Morocco 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Nauru 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Netherlands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Netherlands Antilles 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 New Caledonia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Nicaragua 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Northern Mariana Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Oman 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Palestine 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Panama 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Papua New Guinea 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Portugal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Reunion 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Rwanda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Lucia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Samoa 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Saudi Arabia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Senegal 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Seychelles 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sierra Leone 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Singapore 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Slovakia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Solomon Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Somalia 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 South Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sri Lanka 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sudan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Suriname 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Sweden 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Switzerland 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Syria 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Taiwan 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Togo 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tonga 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tunisia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Tuvalu 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Uganda 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 United Arab Emirates 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Uruguay 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Vanuatu 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Western Sahara 0 terawatt-hours
- 68 Yemen 0 terawatt-hours
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 coal production in Spain?
- Coal production in Spain was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal production recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 156.74 terawatt-hours in 1979.
- What is the lowest coal production recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for coal production?
- Spain ranks 68th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal production rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.