Ireland vs Poland: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Ireland
-1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
-0.9698 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
49th
Poland rank
48th
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports -0.9698 terawatt-hours against -1.47 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 0.5002 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Poland ahead.
Ireland ranks 49th and Poland ranks 48th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 terawatt-hours | 23.54 terawatt-hours | 19.81 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1970s | -2.82 terawatt-hours | 33.04 terawatt-hours | 35.85 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.86 terawatt-hours | 3.03 terawatt-hours | 1.17 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1990s | -1.32 terawatt-hours | -44.04 terawatt-hours | 42.72 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | -0.5367 terawatt-hours | -10.34 terawatt-hours | 9.8 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | -1.15 terawatt-hours | -8.68 terawatt-hours | 7.53 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | -1.41 terawatt-hours | -23.86 terawatt-hours | 22.45 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Ireland or Poland?
- Poland, at -0.9698 terawatt-hours against -1.47 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Ireland and Poland?
- 0.5002 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Ireland ranks 49th and Poland ranks 48th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.