Russia vs Spain: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Russia
6,123 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
7,710 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Russia rank
21st
Spain rank
19th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Russia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7,710 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,123 kilowatt-hours per person in Russia, a difference of 1,587 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 80 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,594 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,093 kilowatt-hours per person | 499.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 3,409 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,049 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,640 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 4,322 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,537 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,216 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 5,185 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,535 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,350 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 6,092 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,268 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,175 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Russia or Spain?
- Spain, at 7,710 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,123 kilowatt-hours per person in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Russia and Spain?
- 1,587 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Spain?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Spain rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Russia ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 80 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.