Canada vs Spain: Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy
Canada
1.5%
in 2025
Spain
1.2%
in 2025
Canada rank
41st
Spain rank
44th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.5% against 1.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 41st and Spain ranks 44th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 16.2% | 9.6% | Spain |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.5% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 13.4% | 9.0% | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.3% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | -0.9% | 3.0% | 4.0% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 1.5% against 1.2% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Canada and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Canada ranks 41st and Spain ranks 44th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.