Poland vs Spain: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Poland
24.89 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
26.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland rank
18th
Spain rank
16th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Poland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 26.39 terawatt-hours against 24.89 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 1.5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 18th and Spain ranks 16th of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.87 terawatt-hours | 32.84 terawatt-hours | 16.04 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1980s | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 12.43 terawatt-hours | 8.2 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | -40.86 terawatt-hours | 34.34 terawatt-hours | 75.2 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | -0.3269 terawatt-hours | 9.39 terawatt-hours | 9.71 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.19 terawatt-hours | -13.29 terawatt-hours | 18.48 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | -17.56 terawatt-hours | -13.33 terawatt-hours | 4.23 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Poland or Spain?
- Spain, at 26.39 terawatt-hours against 24.89 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Poland and Spain?
- 1.5 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Spain rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Poland ranks 18th and Spain ranks 16th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.