Spain vs United States: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Spain
704.65 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United States
703.03 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Spain rank
25th
United States rank
26th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 704.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 703.03 kilowatt-hours per person in United States, a difference of 1.62 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 25th and United States ranks 26th of 80 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 758.37 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,106 kilowatt-hours per person | 347.32 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1970s | 919.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,278 kilowatt-hours per person | 357.92 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1980s | 718.56 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,198 kilowatt-hours per person | 479.03 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 1990s | 697.18 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,133 kilowatt-hours per person | 435.8 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2000s | 662.11 kilowatt-hours per person | 880.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 218.14 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2010s | 658.4 kilowatt-hours per person | 848.14 kilowatt-hours per person | 189.73 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
| 2020s | 595.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 733.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 137.82 kilowatt-hours per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 704.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 703.03 kilowatt-hours per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Spain and United States?
- 1.62 kilowatt-hours per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Spain ranks 25th and United States ranks 26th 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.