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
-200-1000100196619952025

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

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
81 places, 4,296 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.