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

Italy, at 108,906 GWh against 97,088 GWh in Spain as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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.

Italy vs Spain: Renewable energy electricity output

Italy

108,906 GWh

in 2015

Spain

97,088 GWh

in 2015

Italy rank

10th

Spain rank

12th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Italy currently reports 108,906 GWh against 97,088 GWh in Spain, a difference of 11,818 GWh.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th of 230 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	45,135 GWh	29,441 GWh	15,694 GWh	Italy
2000s	52,849 GWh	51,185 GWh	1,664 GWh	Italy
2010s	98,958 GWh	98,504 GWh	454 GWh	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Italy or Spain?: Italy, at 108,906 GWh against 97,088 GWh in Spain as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Italy and Spain?: 11,818 GWh, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th of 230 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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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 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.