Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Spain
Spain: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 35.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Spain, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Spain stood at 35.0%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Spain peaked at 35.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 1992.
Spain ranks 14th of 210 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 hydroelectric in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.1% | — |
| 1991 | -0.3% | +210.5% |
| 1992 | -0.8% | +170.1% |
| 1993 | -0.4% | -50.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -82.0% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | +53.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -284.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +139.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +62.2% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +209.1% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +36.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 2.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 18.4% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 31.6% | 35.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Spain?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Spain was 35.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 1992.
- How does Spain rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.