Share of electricity generation from solar in Spain
Spain: Share of electricity generation from solar was 21.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Spain, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 21.8% for share of electricity generation from solar in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 336.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Spain peaked at 21.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
That places Spain 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +60.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +94.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +41.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -69.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +89.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +138.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +135.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +324.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +383.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +150.3% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +42.7% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +24.3% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +39.9% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +19.2% |
| 2025 | 21.8% | +5.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 21.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.1%, 3.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Spain's 21.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 3.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from solar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +383.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| 2007 | +324.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 8.0% | 21.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 9 North Macedonia 23.8% compare
- 10 Cyprus 23.2% compare
- 11 Greece 22.2% compare
- 13 Netherlands 21.1% compare
- 14 El Salvador 20.3% compare
- 15 Nauru 20.0% 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 share of electricity generation from solar in Spain?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Spain was 21.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Spain ranks 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 336.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.