Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain
Spain: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1,673 watts per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain, 2000–2023
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1,673 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain peaked at 1,673 watts per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 437.59 watts per capita, in 2000.
Spain ranks 14th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 607.02 watts per capita | 437.59 watts per capita | 851.49 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,007 watts per capita | 901.58 watts per capita | 1,151 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,429 watts per capita | 1,202 watts per capita | 1,673 watts per capita | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Spain
- Fuel imports 13.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 3.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.4% (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 5.8% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 8.3% (2024)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 45.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain was 1,673 watts per capita in 2023, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,673 watts per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 437.59 watts per capita in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita)