Spain vs Sweden: Renewable energy electricity output
Spain
97,088 GWh
in 2015
Sweden
102,442 GWh
in 2015
Spain rank
12th
Sweden rank
11th
Renewable energy electricity output over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 102,442 GWh against 97,088 GWh in Spain, a difference of 5,354 GWh.
That makes Sweden'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 Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th of 230 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,441 GWh | 70,364 GWh | 40,923 GWh | Sweden |
| 2000s | 51,185 GWh | 75,545 GWh | 24,360 GWh | Sweden |
| 2010s | 98,504 GWh | 89,224 GWh | 9,280 GWh | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 102,442 GWh against 97,088 GWh in Spain as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Spain and Sweden?
- 5,354 GWh, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?
- Spain ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 11th 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
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.