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
02468196519952025

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

Indicator
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 4,503 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.