Italy vs Spain: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Italy
700.34 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain
704.65 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
Spain rank
25th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 704.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 700.34 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy, a difference of 4.31 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Spain ranks 25th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 812.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 758.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 54.56 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 762.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 919.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 157.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 722.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 718.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.55 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 716.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 697.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 19.78 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 695.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 662.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.88 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 776.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 658.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 118.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 717.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 595.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 122.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 704.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 700.34 kilowatt-hours per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Italy and Spain?
- 4.31 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Italy ranks 27th and Spain ranks 25th of 80 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 Primary energy from hydropower per person. 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.