Norway vs Spain: Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Norway
5.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
4.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
20th
Spain rank
23rd
Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Norway
- Spain
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.32 terawatt-hours against 4.23 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 1.09 terawatt-hours.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Norway ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 80 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 terawatt-hours | 3.36 terawatt-hours | 1.38 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 3.43 terawatt-hours | 0.3019 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 12.38 terawatt-hours | 9.4 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.3816 terawatt-hours | 1.79 terawatt-hours | 1.41 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.5738 terawatt-hours | 4.76 terawatt-hours | 4.18 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8683 terawatt-hours | 5.27 terawatt-hours | 4.4 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.89 terawatt-hours | 9.96 terawatt-hours | 5.07 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Norway or Spain?
- Norway, at 5.32 terawatt-hours against 4.23 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Norway and Spain?
- 1.09 terawatt-hours, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Spain rank globally for annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Norway ranks 20th and Spain ranks 23rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.