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
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 53rd of 77 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.
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
More energy & mining data for Spain
- 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)
- Gas production per person 6.94 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 5.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.3% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 45.3% (2023)
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 53rd out of 77 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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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.