Fossil fuels in Spain
Spain: Fossil fuels was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
68th
of 220 countries
All-time high
156.74
in 1979
All-time low
0
in 2025
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Fossil fuels in Spain, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, fossil fuels in Spain stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fossil fuels in Spain peaked at 156.74 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2025.
Spain ranks 68th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fossil fuels in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 17.81 | — |
| 1901 | 18.3 | +2.7% |
| 1902 | 18.68 | +2.1% |
| 1903 | 18.65 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 20.79 | +11.5% |
| 1905 | 22.49 | +8.1% |
| 1906 | 22.67 | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 25.92 | +14.3% |
| 1908 | 27.48 | +6.0% |
| 1909 | 27.62 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 27.09 | -1.9% |
| 1911 | 26.15 | -3.5% |
| 1912 | 27.63 | +5.7% |
| 1913 | 28.37 | +2.7% |
| 1914 | 29.55 | +4.1% |
| 1915 | 31.32 | +6.0% |
| 1916 | 37.4 | +19.4% |
| 1917 | 40.27 | +7.7% |
| 1918 | 48.51 | +20.5% |
| 1919 | 42.18 | -13.1% |
| 1920 | 39.99 | -5.2% |
| 1921 | 36.24 | -9.4% |
| 1922 | 31.84 | -12.2% |
| 1923 | 42.49 | +33.5% |
| 1924 | 43.66 | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 43.53 | -0.3% |
| 1926 | 46.29 | +6.3% |
| 1927 | 46.68 | +0.8% |
| 1928 | 45.35 | -2.8% |
| 1929 | 50.37 | +11.1% |
| 1930 | 50.07 | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 49.53 | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 47.92 | -3.2% |
| 1933 | 42 | -12.4% |
| 1934 | 41.54 | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 48.43 | +16.6% |
| 1936 | 23.16 | -52.2% |
| 1937 | 15.35 | -33.7% |
| 1938 | 38.69 | +152.1% |
| 1939 | 45.25 | +17.0% |
| 1940 | 62.95 | +39.1% |
| 1941 | 63.93 | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 69.5 | +8.7% |
| 1943 | 71.75 | +3.2% |
| 1944 | 78.34 | +9.2% |
| 1945 | 81.07 | +3.5% |
| 1946 | 80.65 | -0.5% |
| 1947 | 78.9 | -2.2% |
| 1948 | 78.84 | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 80.29 | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 83.06 | +3.4% |
| 1951 | 86.17 | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 91.66 | +6.4% |
| 1953 | 93.98 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 95.08 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 95.79 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 99.4 | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 110.83 | +11.5% |
| 1958 | 115.36 | +4.1% |
| 1959 | 105.19 | -8.8% |
| 1960 | 104.32 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 146.6 | +40.5% |
| 1962 | 102.4 | -30.2% |
| 1963 | 104.56 | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 99.94 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 106.12 | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 104.79 | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 101.5 | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 102.43 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 97.15 | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 98.63 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 93.39 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 95.81 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 88.02 | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 89.64 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 95.17 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 100.08 | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 121.24 | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 135.96 | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 156.74 | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 147.22 | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 140.22 | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 150.6 | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 152.98 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 151.49 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 150.21 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 153.91 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 133.68 | -13.1% |
| 1988 | 126.63 | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 135.47 | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 132.38 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 121.37 | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 123.3 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 121.31 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 114.77 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 113.21 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 111.8 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 112.02 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 107.44 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 99.86 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 97.01 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 91.45 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 89.36 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 83.08 | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 80.5 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 77.06 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 72.61 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 68.21 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 50.87 | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 44.31 | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 38.33 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 30.8 | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 28.61 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 20.5 | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 18.93 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 14.49 | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 7.98 | -45.0% |
| 2017 | 13.12 | +64.4% |
| 2018 | 10.27 | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6849 | -93.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5191 | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4938 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3878 | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2254 | -41.9% |
| 2024 | 0.239 | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fossil fuels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | +152.1% | 15.35 | 38.69 |
| 2025 | -100.0% | 0.239 | 0 |
| 2019 | -93.3% | 10.27 | 0.6849 |
| 2017 | +64.4% | 7.98 | 13.12 |
| 1936 | -52.2% | 48.43 | 23.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 22.04 | 17.81 | 27.62 | 10 |
| 1910s | 33.85 | 26.15 | 48.51 | 10 |
| 1920s | 42.64 | 31.84 | 50.37 | 10 |
| 1930s | 40.19 | 15.35 | 50.07 | 10 |
| 1940s | 74.62 | 62.95 | 81.07 | 10 |
| 1950s | 97.65 | 83.06 | 115.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 106.98 | 97.15 | 146.6 | 10 |
| 1970s | 107.47 | 88.02 | 156.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 144.24 | 126.63 | 153.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 115.75 | 99.86 | 132.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.45 | 44.31 | 97.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.37 | 0.6849 | 38.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3108 | 0 | 0.5191 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 65 Nepal 0.02 compare
- 66 Argentina 0.015 compare
- 67 Armenia 0.0002 compare
- 68 Algeria 0 compare
- 68 American Samoa 0
- 68 Angola 0
- 68 Antarctica 0
- 68 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 68 Aruba 0
- 68 Austria 0 compare
- 68 Azerbaijan 0
- 68 Bahamas 0
- 68 Bahrain 0
- 68 Barbados 0
- 68 Belarus 0
- 68 Belgium 0 compare
- 68 Belize 0
- 68 Benin 0
- 68 Bermuda 0
- 68 Bolivia 0
- 68 British Virgin Islands 0
- 68 Brunei 0
- 68 Burkina Faso 0
- 68 Burundi 0 compare
- 68 Cameroon 0
- 68 Cape Verde 0
- 68 Cayman Islands 0
- 68 Central African Republic 0
- 68 Chad 0
- 68 Comoros 0
- 68 Congo 0
- 68 Cook Islands 0
- 68 Costa Rica 0
- 68 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 68 Croatia 0 compare
- 68 Cuba 0
- 68 Cyprus 0
- 68 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 68 Denmark 0 compare
- 68 Djibouti 0
- 68 Dominica 0
- 68 Dominican Republic 0
- 68 East Timor 0
- 68 Ecuador 0
- 68 Egypt 0 compare
- 68 El Salvador 0
- 68 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 68 Eritrea 0
- 68 Estonia 0
- 68 Falkland Islands 0
- 68 Faroe Islands 0
- 68 Fiji 0
- 68 Finland 0
- 68 France 0 compare
- 68 French Guiana 0
- 68 French Polynesia 0
- 68 Gabon 0
- 68 Gambia 0
- 68 Ghana 0
- 68 Gibraltar 0
- 68 Greenland 0 compare
- 68 Grenada 0
- 68 Guadeloupe 0
- 68 Guam 0
- 68 Guatemala 0
- 68 Guinea 0
- 68 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 68 Guyana 0
- 68 Haiti 0
- 68 Honduras 0
- 68 Hong Kong 0
- 68 Iceland 0
- 68 Iraq 0
- 68 Ireland 0 compare
- 68 Israel 0
- 68 Italy 0 compare
- 68 Jamaica 0
- 68 Jordan 0
- 68 Kenya 0
- 68 Kiribati 0
- 68 Kuwait 0
- 68 Latvia 0
- 68 Lebanon 0
- 68 Lesotho 0 compare
- 68 Liberia 0
- 68 Libya 0
- 68 Lithuania 0
- 68 Luxembourg 0
- 68 Macao 0
- 68 Madagascar 0 compare
- 68 Maldives 0
- 68 Mali 0
- 68 Malta 0
- 68 Martinique 0
- 68 Mauritania 0
- 68 Mauritius 0
- 68 Micronesia (country) 0
- 68 Moldova 0
- 68 Montserrat 0
- 68 Morocco 0 compare
- 68 Namibia 0
- 68 Nauru 0
- 68 Netherlands 0 compare
- 68 Netherlands Antilles 0
- 68 New Caledonia 0
- 68 Nicaragua 0
- 68 Niue 0
- 68 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 68 Oman 0
- 68 Palestine 0
- 68 Panama 0
- 68 Papua New Guinea 0
- 68 Paraguay 0
- 68 Portugal 0 compare
- 68 Puerto Rico 0
- 68 Qatar 0
- 68 Reunion 0
- 68 Rwanda 0
- 68 Saint Helena 0
- 68 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 68 Saint Lucia 0
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 68 Samoa 0
- 68 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 68 Saudi Arabia 0
- 68 Senegal 0
- 68 Seychelles 0
- 68 Sierra Leone 0
- 68 Singapore 0
- 68 Slovakia 0 compare
- 68 Solomon Islands 0
- 68 Somalia 0
- 68 South Sudan 0
- 68 Sri Lanka 0
- 68 Sudan 0
- 68 Suriname 0
- 68 Sweden 0 compare
- 68 Switzerland 0
- 68 Syria 0
- 68 Taiwan 0 compare
- 68 Togo 0
- 68 Tonga 0
- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 68 Tunisia 0 compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 0
- 68 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 68 Tuvalu 0
- 68 Uganda 0
- 68 United Arab Emirates 0
- 68 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 68 Uruguay 0
- 68 Vanuatu 0
- 68 Western Sahara 0
- 68 Yemen 0
More energy & mining data for Spain
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 11.8% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 3.7% (2025)
- Fuel exports 5.0% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fossil fuels in Spain?
- Fossil fuels in Spain was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fossil fuels recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 156.74 in 1979.
- What is the lowest fossil fuels recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2025.
- How does Spain rank for fossil fuels?
- Spain ranks 68th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fossil fuels rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fossil fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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