Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain
Spain: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1,847 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,847 watts per capita
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
15th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1,847 watts per capita
in 2024
All-time low
437.82 watts per capita
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain, 2000–2024
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 1,847 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain peaked at 1,847 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 437.82 watts per capita, in 2000.
Spain ranks 15th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 437.82 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 466.69 watts per capita | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 501.17 watts per capita | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 518.67 watts per capita | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 569.79 watts per capita | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 599.11 watts per capita | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 634.79 watts per capita | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 700.98 watts per capita | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 792.63 watts per capita | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 852.03 watts per capita | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 902.2 watts per capita | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 935.54 watts per capita | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 988.24 watts per capita | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 999.77 watts per capita | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,003 watts per capita | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,023 watts per capita | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,023 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,024 watts per capita | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,026 watts per capita | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,152 watts per capita | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 1,203 watts per capita | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 1,300 watts per capita | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 1,556 watts per capita | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 1,688 watts per capita | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 1,847 watts per capita | +9.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1,847 watts per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 watts per capita, 2.5× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1,847 watts per capita is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,062 watts per capita, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 607.37 watts per capita | 437.82 watts per capita | 852.03 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,008 watts per capita | 902.2 watts per capita | 1,152 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,519 watts per capita | 1,203 watts per capita | 1,847 watts per capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 12 Netherlands 2,010 watts per capita compare
- 13 Faroe Islands 1,975 watts per capita compare
- 14 Portugal 1,964 watts per capita compare
- 16 Greece 1,814 watts per capita compare
- 17 New Zealand 1,680 watts per capita compare
- 18 Greenland 1,660 watts per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Spain
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Spain was 1,847 watts per capita in 2024, 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 1,847 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 437.82 watts per capita in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.1%. 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).