Japan vs Spain: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Japan
336.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
214.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
8th
Spain rank
11th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 336.82 terawatt-hours against 214.88 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 121.94 terawatt-hours.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and Spain ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.23 terawatt-hours | 25.1 terawatt-hours | 50.13 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 106.15 terawatt-hours | 38.72 terawatt-hours | 67.43 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 233.81 terawatt-hours | 55.21 terawatt-hours | 178.6 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 364.69 terawatt-hours | 85.63 terawatt-hours | 279.06 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2000s | 391.34 terawatt-hours | 111.07 terawatt-hours | 280.27 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2010s | 207.23 terawatt-hours | 157.16 terawatt-hours | 50.06 terawatt-hours | Japan |
| 2020s | 287.58 terawatt-hours | 194.51 terawatt-hours | 93.08 terawatt-hours | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 336.82 terawatt-hours against 214.88 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Japan and Spain?
- 121.94 terawatt-hours, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Japan ranks 8th and Spain ranks 11th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β 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.