Renewable electricity output in Spain
Spain: Renewable electricity output was 47.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Spain, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity output in Spain is 47.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Spain peaked at 47.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1992.
Spain ranks 68th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.1% | — |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | -30.8% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | +29.7% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | -18.7% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | +62.1% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | +29.2% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +30.7% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | +45.5% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 12.3% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 15.6% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 30.4% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 44.5% | 47.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Spain?
- Renewable electricity output in Spain was 47.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1992.
- How does Spain rank for renewable electricity output?
- Spain ranks 68th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.