Austria vs Spain: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Austria
8,252 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
7,710 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Austria rank
17th
Spain rank
19th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Austria currently reports 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,710 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain, a difference of 542 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Spain ranks 19th of 79 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,336 kilowatt-hours per person | 774.89 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,561 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1970s | 2,908 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,486 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1980s | 4,381 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,879 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,501 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 1990s | 5,069 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 20.6 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2000s | 5,970 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,537 kilowatt-hours per person | 432.82 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2010s | 7,433 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,535 kilowatt-hours per person | 897.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
| 2020s | 7,974 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,268 kilowatt-hours per person | 706.08 kilowatt-hours per person | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Austria or Spain?
- Austria, at 8,252 kilowatt-hours per person against 7,710 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Austria and Spain?
- 542 kilowatt-hours per person, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Austria ranks 17th and Spain ranks 19th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.