France vs Spain: Electricity generation from wind
France
46.49 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
58.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
9th
Spain rank
7th
Electricity generation from wind over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 58.76 terawatt-hours against 46.49 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 12.27 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times France's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
France ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 212 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.008 terawatt-hours | 0.587 terawatt-hours | 0.579 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.22 terawatt-hours | 19.17 terawatt-hours | 16.95 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 20.17 terawatt-hours | 49.82 terawatt-hours | 29.65 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 42.96 terawatt-hours | 61.09 terawatt-hours | 18.12 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 58.76 terawatt-hours against 46.49 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind between France and Spain?
- 12.27 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for electricity generation from wind?
- France ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.