Oil consumption per person in Spain
Spain: Oil consumption per person was 15,393 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in Spain, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
In 2025, oil consumption per person in Spain stood at 15,393 kilowatt-hours per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Spain peaked at 20,749 kilowatt-hours per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5,182 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Spain ranks 57th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,951 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,182 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,609 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 13,303 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,730 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,694 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,512 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,178 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,481 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,666 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,241 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,869 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,923 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,466 kilowatt-hours per person | 20,749 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,385 kilowatt-hours per person | 14,423 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,953 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,431 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,413 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,393 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 54 New Zealand 17,111 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 55 Finland 16,145 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 58 Japan 14,688 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 59 Saint Lucia 14,665 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 60 Maldives 14,568 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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- Summer temperature anomalies 3.07 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0798 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3641 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Spain?
- Oil consumption per person in Spain was 15,393 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 20,749 kilowatt-hours per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,182 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Spain rank for oil consumption per person?
- Spain ranks 57th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.