Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, France or Spain?

Spain, at 97,088 GWh against 89,357 GWh in France as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs Spain: Renewable energy electricity output

France

89,357 GWh

in 2015

Spain

97,088 GWh

in 2015

France rank

13th

Spain rank

12th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

France
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 97,088 GWh against 89,357 GWh in France, a difference of 7,731 GWh.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 233 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	68,496 GWh	29,441 GWh	39,054 GWh	France
2000s	66,640 GWh	51,185 GWh	15,455 GWh	France
2010s	83,911 GWh	98,504 GWh	14,593 GWh	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, France or Spain?: Spain, at 97,088 GWh against 89,357 GWh in France as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between France and Spain?: 7,731 GWh, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do France and Spain rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: France ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 233 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.