Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Spain
Spain: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit was 0.0658 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Spain, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kWh per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.0658 kWh per US$ of GDP for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Spain peaked at 0.0658 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0021 kWh per US$ of GDP, in 1992.
Spain ranks 18th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit in Spain, year by year
| Year | kWh per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.0003 kWh per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | -0.0008 kWh per US$ of GDP | +196.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0021 kWh per US$ of GDP | +151.8% |
| 1993 | -0.0012 kWh per US$ of GDP | -40.9% |
| 1994 | -0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | -81.6% |
| 1995 | -0.0003 kWh per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP | -283.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 kWh per US$ of GDP | +184.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 kWh per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 kWh per US$ of GDP | +68.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0104 kWh per US$ of GDP | +253.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0134 kWh per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0169 kWh per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0168 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0178 kWh per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0207 kWh per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0208 kWh per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.021 kWh per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0237 kWh per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0319 kWh per US$ of GDP | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0388 kWh per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0383 kWh per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0499 kWh per US$ of GDP | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0547 kWh per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0515 kWh per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0572 kWh per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0549 kWh per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0527 kWh per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0486 kWh per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0544 kWh per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0646 kWh per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0658 kWh per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0658 kWh per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0209 kWh per US$ of GDP, 3.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0658 kWh per US$ of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.026 kWh per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding … unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +283.8% | -0.0003 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | +253.4% | 0.0029 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 1991 | -196.0% | -0.0003 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0008 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +184.4% | 0.0006 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 kWh per US$ of GDP |
| 1992 | -151.8% | -0.0008 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0021 kWh per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 kWh per US$ of GDP | -0.0021 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0193 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0319 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0501 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0383 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0572 kWh per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0652 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0646 kWh per US$ of GDP | 0.0658 kWh per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 6.94 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.3324 terawatt-hours (2024)
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- 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)
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- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Spain?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding in Spain was 0.0658 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0658 kWh per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0021 kWh per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- How does Spain rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 205 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.