Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Spain
Spain: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 33.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Spain, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Spain stood at 33.3. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Spain peaked at 33.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.21, in 2000.
Spain ranks 6th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.21 | — |
| 2001 | 3.4 | +54.0% |
| 2002 | 4.89 | +44.0% |
| 2003 | 5.95 | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 8.32 | +39.9% |
| 2005 | 9.92 | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 11.72 | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 14.82 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 16.55 | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 19.18 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 20.69 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 21.53 | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 22.79 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 22.96 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 22.93 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.94 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 22.99 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 23.12 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.41 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.59 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 26.82 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 27.91 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 30.11 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 30.87 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 32.18 | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 33.3 | +3.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 33.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.347, 96.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Spain's 33.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.51, 22.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +54.0% | 2.21 | 3.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.69 | 2.21 | 19.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.89 | 20.69 | 25.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2 | 26.82 | 33.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More energy & mining data for Spain
- Ores and metals imports 3.7% (2025)
- 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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Spain?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Spain was 33.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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