Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Spain
Spain: Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person
Change on year
down 16.2%
World rank
54th
of 78 countries
All-time high
6.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1992
All-time low
0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Years of data
61
1965–2025
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Spain, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Spain is 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Spain peaked at 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person, in 2025.
Spain ranks 54th of 78 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.
Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita in Spain, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 3.51 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1966 | 3.21 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 3.23 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 3.24 kilowatt-hours per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 3.23 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 3.38 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 3.36 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 3.4 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 3.29 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 3.15 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 3.45 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.5% |
| 1976 | 3.31 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 3.51 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 2.98 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 3.37 kilowatt-hours per person | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 3.85 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 4.72 kilowatt-hours per person | +22.5% |
| 1982 | 5.2 kilowatt-hours per person | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 5.44 kilowatt-hours per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 5.5 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 5.42 kilowatt-hours per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 5.59 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 5.41 kilowatt-hours per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 4.68 kilowatt-hours per person | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 5.76 kilowatt-hours per person | +23.0% |
| 1990 | 5.72 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 5.93 kilowatt-hours per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 5.38 kilowatt-hours per person | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 5.52 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.63 kilowatt-hours per person | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 5.28 kilowatt-hours per person | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 5.01 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 5.59 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 5.94 kilowatt-hours per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 5.4 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 5.51 kilowatt-hours per person | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 5.66 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 5.43 kilowatt-hours per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 4.66 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 5.12 kilowatt-hours per person | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 3.4 kilowatt-hours per person | -33.7% |
| 2009 | 2.35 kilowatt-hours per person | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 1.71 kilowatt-hours per person | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 3.17 kilowatt-hours per person | +84.8% |
| 2012 | 3.83 kilowatt-hours per person | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 2.83 kilowatt-hours per person | -26.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9 kilowatt-hours per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.41 kilowatt-hours per person | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 2.61 kilowatt-hours per person | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 3.34 kilowatt-hours per person | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 2.85 kilowatt-hours per person | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per person | -56.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7212 kilowatt-hours per person | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7827 kilowatt-hours per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9091 kilowatt-hours per person | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6347 kilowatt-hours per person | -30.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6007 kilowatt-hours per person | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person | -16.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.65 kilowatt-hours per person, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.52 kilowatt-hours per person, 33% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita 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 | +84.8% | 1.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.17 kilowatt-hours per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 3.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.16 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.46 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.24 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6919 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9091 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 51 Sri Lanka 0.6562 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 52 Ireland 0.6213 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 53 Pakistan 0.5189 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 55 Kuwait 0.4961 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 56 Hungary 0.4662 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 57 Mexico 0.4589 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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 energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Spain?
- Coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita in Spain was 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 kilowatt-hours per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5033 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Spain ranks 54th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coal energy consumption per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coal energy consumption per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.