Germany vs Spain: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Germany
295.74 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
214.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
9th
Spain rank
11th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 295.74 terawatt-hours against 214.88 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 80.86 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th and Spain ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180.64 terawatt-hours | 85.63 terawatt-hours | 95.02 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 223.04 terawatt-hours | 111.07 terawatt-hours | 111.97 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 269.04 terawatt-hours | 157.16 terawatt-hours | 111.87 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 295.78 terawatt-hours | 194.51 terawatt-hours | 101.27 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 295.74 terawatt-hours against 214.88 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Germany and Spain?
- 80.86 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Germany ranks 9th and Spain ranks 11th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.