Spain vs United Kingdom: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower
Spain
-0.6693 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
-0.7098 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain rank
57th
United Kingdom rank
58th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports -0.6693 terawatt-hours against -0.7098 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0405 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 57th and United Kingdom ranks 58th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.73 terawatt-hours | -0.339 terawatt-hours | 3.07 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 0.1047 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | -2.7 terawatt-hours | 0.0465 terawatt-hours | 2.75 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.3514 terawatt-hours | 0.0567 terawatt-hours | 0.2947 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.3489 terawatt-hours | -0.0108 terawatt-hours | 0.3597 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | -0.3866 terawatt-hours | 0.0705 terawatt-hours | 0.4571 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1.88 terawatt-hours | -0.1412 terawatt-hours | 2.02 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from hydropower, Spain or United Kingdom?
- Spain, at -0.6693 terawatt-hours against -0.7098 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from hydropower between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 0.0405 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Spain ranks 57th and United Kingdom ranks 58th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.