Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Spain
Spain: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Spain, 1990–2025
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Spain is 3.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Spain peaked at 11.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2025.
That places Spain 109th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.7% | — |
| 1991 | 6.5% | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +38.5% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -32.6% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +34.8% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 3.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 2.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Spain's 3.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 6.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 5.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More energy & mining data for Spain
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 11.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Spain?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Spain was 3.0% in 2025, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Spain ranks 109th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.