Denmark vs Spain: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
8.11 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
7.71 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
17th
Spain rank
18th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.71 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain, a difference of 0.4 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Spain ranks 18th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.7749 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.77 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.005 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.42 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.42 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0537 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.701 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 5.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.99 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.54 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.66 kilowatt-hours per person | 7.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.3909 kilowatt-hours per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or Spain?
- Denmark, at 8.11 kilowatt-hours per person against 7.71 kilowatt-hours per person in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Spain?
- 0.4 kilowatt-hours per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Spain ranks 18th of 76 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.