Australia vs Spain: Total electricity output
Australia
252,276 GWh
in 2015
Spain
277,792 GWh
in 2015
Australia rank
19th
Spain rank
16th
Total electricity output over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 277,792 GWh against 252,276 GWh in Australia, a difference of 25,516 GWh.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th of 230 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173,168 GWh | 170,633 GWh | 2,535 GWh | Australia |
| 2000s | 230,879 GWh | 271,758 GWh | 40,880 GWh | Spain |
| 2010s | 251,304 GWh | 286,330 GWh | 35,026 GWh | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total electricity output, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 277,792 GWh against 252,276 GWh in Australia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in total electricity output between Australia and Spain?
- 25,516 GWh, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for total electricity output?
- Australia ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th 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 Total 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
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants