Spain vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Spain
369.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
369.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
13th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports 369.22 terawatt-hours against 369.2 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 77 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.47 terawatt-hours | 73.26 terawatt-hours | 47.79 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 50.77 terawatt-hours | 102.96 terawatt-hours | 52.18 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 111.25 terawatt-hours | 166.11 terawatt-hours | 54.87 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 201.69 terawatt-hours | 272.91 terawatt-hours | 71.22 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 241.62 terawatt-hours | 267.05 terawatt-hours | 25.43 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 306.67 terawatt-hours | 333.73 terawatt-hours | 27.07 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 347.61 terawatt-hours | 369.54 terawatt-hours | 21.93 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Spain or United Kingdom?
- Spain, at 369.22 terawatt-hours against 369.2 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 0.02 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Spain ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 13th 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 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.