Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Spain
Spain: Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources was 21.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Spain, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 21.5% for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Spain peaked at 21.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2005.
That places Spain 100th out of 230 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.6% | — |
| 1991 | 9.9% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +19.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 21.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.2%, 1.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Spain's 21.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.4% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.0% | 21.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More energy & mining data for Spain
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 11.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Spain?
- Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources in Spain was 21.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources?
- Spain ranks 100th out of 230 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division and International Energy Agency and International Renewable Energy Agency – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of final energy use that comes from renewable sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%).