Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — all countries

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Spain

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity in Spain in 2021 — 35.04%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 208. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 35.14 pp.

2021 35.04% +3.42 pp vs 2020
World rank 14of 208
Period maximum 35.04%2021
Period minimum -0.84%1992

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of generation

Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Spain, 1990–2021-100102030401990199419982002200620102014201820211990: -0.1%1991: -0.31%1992: -0.84%1993: -0.42%1994: -0.08%1995: -0.12%1996: 0.21%1997: 0.51%1998: 0.55%1999: 0.9%2000: 2.78%2001: 3.56%2002: 4.88%2003: 5.86%2004: 6.81%2005: 8.12%2006: 8.75%2007: 10.16%2008: 12.36%2009: 16.18%2010: 18.4%2011: 19.37%2012: 22.32%2013: 26.1%2014: 25.51%2015: 24.55%2016: 24.84%2017: 25.25%2018: 25.35%2019: 27.94%2020: 31.62%2021: 35.04%
Change over the period: +35.14 pp Annual average: 1.13 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 35.04%
World 12.42%
Southern Europe computed 27.06%
High-income countries computed 14.31%
Renewables excluding hydro, share of electricity — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 35.04 +3.42 pp
2020 31.62 +3.68 pp
2019 27.94 +2.59 pp
2018 25.35 +0.1 pp
2017 25.25 +0.41 pp
2016 24.84 +0.3 pp
2015 24.55 −0.96 pp
2014 25.51 −0.59 pp
2013 26.1 +3.78 pp
2012 22.32 +2.95 pp
2011 19.37 +0.98 pp
2010 18.4 +2.22 pp
2009 16.18 +3.82 pp
2008 12.36 +2.2 pp
2007 10.16 +1.41 pp
2006 8.75 +0.63 pp
2005 8.12 +1.31 pp
2004 6.81 +0.94 pp
2003 5.86 +0.98 pp
2002 4.88 +1.32 pp
2001 3.56 +0.78 pp
2000 2.78 +1.88 pp
1999 0.9 +0.34 pp
1998 0.55 +0.04 pp
1997 0.51 +0.3 pp
1996 0.21 +0.33 pp
1995 -0.12 −0.04 pp
1994 -0.08 +0.34 pp
1993 -0.42 +0.42 pp
1992 -0.84 −0.53 pp
1991 -0.31 −0.21 pp
1990 -0.1

About the indicator

The share of electricity from renewable sources other than hydroelectric plants: solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and tidal. Hydro is set apart deliberately — it was developed long ago and is nearly exhausted, while the growth of renewable generation over the past twenty years came precisely from solar and wind. This series therefore reads as a measure of the energy transition, whereas the total renewable share has always been high in countries with large hydro plants.

Important: The World Bank keeps solar and wind together with biomass and geothermal; separately they are available as Ember series. The total renewable share is available as a ready-made series, Renewables share of electricity. Aggregates are weighted by generation, from 2000 onward.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.