Australia vs Spain: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Australia
1.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
1.15 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
30th
Spain rank
33rd
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.55 terawatt-hours against 1.15 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 0.4 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Spain ranks 33rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.61 terawatt-hours | 30.5 terawatt-hours | 14.89 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 12.35 terawatt-hours | 29.59 terawatt-hours | 17.25 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | -0.1769 terawatt-hours | -0.9128 terawatt-hours | 0.7358 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 7.2 terawatt-hours | 23.57 terawatt-hours | 16.37 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.8 terawatt-hours | 0.3613 terawatt-hours | 4.44 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 9.98 terawatt-hours | -7.89 terawatt-hours | 17.87 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.98 terawatt-hours | 0.261 terawatt-hours | 2.72 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 1.55 terawatt-hours against 1.15 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Australia and Spain?
- 0.4 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Australia ranks 30th and Spain ranks 33rd 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 oil. 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.