Renewable energy share in Spain

Renewable sources provided 19.0% of final energy consumption in Spain in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Spain, 2021 19.0% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.3percentage points 2020: 19.3%
European Union, 2020 21.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Spain (2021).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 20.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2021 110th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Spain over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period SpainEuropean Union
2021 19.0% –
2020 19.3% 21.1%
2019 16.7% 19.3%
2018 16.9% 18.7%
2017 15.2% 17.7%
2016 16.7% 17.5%
2015 16.3% 17.6%
2014 17.3% 17.4%
2013 16.9% 16.8%
2012 15.8% 16.1%
2011 14.7% 14.6%
2010 14.4% 14.5%
2009 12.2% 13.6%
2008 9.7% 12.5%
2007 9.0% 11.8%
2006 8.5% 10.7%
2005 7.3% 10.0%
2004 8.0% 9.5%
2003 8.9% 9.2%
2002 7.4% 8.9%
2001 8.9% 9.0%
2000 7.9% 9.0%
1999 7.7% 8.6%
1998 8.9% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 19.3% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 14.7%, the figure has changed by +4.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Spain has the 110th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Spain
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7