Spain vs Sweden: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Spain
214.88 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
168.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
11th
Sweden rank
13th
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 214.88 terawatt-hours against 168.63 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 46.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.1 terawatt-hours | 46.39 terawatt-hours | 21.29 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1970s | 38.72 terawatt-hours | 65.06 terawatt-hours | 26.34 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 55.21 terawatt-hours | 119.26 terawatt-hours | 64.04 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 85.63 terawatt-hours | 140.76 terawatt-hours | 55.13 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 111.07 terawatt-hours | 142.03 terawatt-hours | 30.96 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 157.16 terawatt-hours | 154.32 terawatt-hours | 2.84 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 194.51 terawatt-hours | 167.11 terawatt-hours | 27.4 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 214.88 terawatt-hours against 168.63 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Spain and Sweden?
- 46.25 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Spain ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 13th 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.