Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Spain
Spain: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 25.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Spain, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Spain is 25.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Spain peaked at 25.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1980.
That places Spain 16th out of 79 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 5.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 5.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 14.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.9% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 19.3% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 23.4% | 25.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More climate change data for Spain
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.3% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 49.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 39.74 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 4.6 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 15.70 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 4.6 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 4.6 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Spain?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Spain was 25.6% in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.