Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Spain
Spain: Net electricity imports as a share of demand was -4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net electricity imports as a share of demand in Spain is -4.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 9,807.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net electricity imports as a share of demand in Spain peaked at 3.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -7.4%, in 2022.
That places Spain 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.3% | — |
| 1991 | -0.4% | +58.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -192.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +99.6% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +41.3% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +130.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -77.0% |
| 1997 | -1.7% | -371.3% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -204.7% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +56.6% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +49.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -77.6% |
| 2004 | -1.1% | -327.3% |
| 2005 | -0.5% | -58.0% |
| 2006 | -1.1% | +141.3% |
| 2007 | -1.9% | +73.1% |
| 2008 | -3.7% | +90.3% |
| 2009 | -2.9% | -22.4% |
| 2010 | -2.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | -2.1% | -25.9% |
| 2012 | -4.0% | +85.7% |
| 2013 | -2.5% | -38.0% |
| 2014 | -1.3% | -48.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -96.3% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -5971.8% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -37.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -49.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -74.9% |
| 2022 | -7.4% | -2466.4% |
| 2023 | -5.3% | -28.9% |
| 2024 | -3.8% | -28.2% |
| 2025 | -4.6% | +23.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's -4.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net electricity imports as a share of demand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +5971.8% | -0.0% | 2.8% |
| 2022 | -2466.4% | 0.3% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | -1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -3.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -4.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.3% | -7.4% | 1.2% | 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 net electricity imports as a share of demand in Spain?
- Net electricity imports as a share of demand in Spain was -4.6% in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest net electricity imports as a share of demand recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4% in 2022.
- How does Spain rank for net electricity imports as a share of demand?
- Spain ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net electricity imports as a share of demand rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9,807.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the UK (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net electricity imports as a share of demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured as a percentage of total electricity demand in the country or region.