Electricity generation per person in Spain

Spain: Electricity generation per person was 6,011 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6,011 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
44th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6,700 kilowatt-hours
in 2008
All-time low
3,279 kilowatt-hours
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Electricity generation per person in Spain, 1985–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1985200520251985: 3.3k kilowatt-hours1986: 3.3k kilowatt-hours1987: 3.4k kilowatt-hours1988: 3.6k kilowatt-hours1989: 3.8k kilowatt-hours1990: 3.9k kilowatt-hours1991: 3.9k kilowatt-hours1992: 4.0k kilowatt-hours1993: 3.9k kilowatt-hours1994: 4.0k kilowatt-hours1995: 4.1k kilowatt-hours1996: 4.3k kilowatt-hours1997: 4.7k kilowatt-hours1998: 4.8k kilowatt-hours1999: 5.0k kilowatt-hours2000: 5.4k kilowatt-hours2001: 5.7k kilowatt-hours2002: 5.7k kilowatt-hours2003: 6.1k kilowatt-hours2004: 6.4k kilowatt-hours2005: 6.6k kilowatt-hours2006: 6.6k kilowatt-hours2007: 6.6k kilowatt-hours2008: 6.7k kilowatt-hours2009: 6.2k kilowatt-hours2010: 6.4k kilowatt-hours2011: 6.2k kilowatt-hours2012: 6.3k kilowatt-hours2013: 6.0k kilowatt-hours2014: 5.9k kilowatt-hours2015: 5.9k kilowatt-hours2016: 5.8k kilowatt-hours2017: 5.8k kilowatt-hours2018: 5.8k kilowatt-hours2019: 5.7k kilowatt-hours2020: 5.4k kilowatt-hours2021: 5.7k kilowatt-hours2022: 6.0k kilowatt-hours2023: 5.8k kilowatt-hours2024: 5.9k kilowatt-hours2025: 6.0k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation per person in Spain is 6,011 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Spain peaked at 6,700 kilowatt-hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,279 kilowatt-hours, in 1985.

Spain ranks 44th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3,468 kilowatt-hours 3,279 kilowatt-hours 3,768 kilowatt-hours 5
1990s 4,262 kilowatt-hours 3,867 kilowatt-hours 5,038 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 6,200 kilowatt-hours 5,386 kilowatt-hours 6,700 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 5,970 kilowatt-hours 5,703 kilowatt-hours 6,358 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 5,803 kilowatt-hours 5,442 kilowatt-hours 6,011 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 41 Trinidad and Tobago 6,334 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 42 Puerto Rico 6,265 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 43 Belgium 6,199 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 45 Germany 5,953 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 46 Kazakhstan 5,934 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 47 Greece 5,863 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation per person in Spain?
Electricity generation per person in Spain was 6,011 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 6,700 kilowatt-hours in 2008.
What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 3,279 kilowatt-hours in 1985.
How does Spain rank for electricity generation per person?
Spain ranks 44th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.