Canada vs Poland: Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind
Canada
5.94 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
5.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Poland rank
17th
Annual change in primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 5.94 terawatt-hours against 5.17 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 0.77 terawatt-hours.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Poland ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Poland ranks 17th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0174 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.017 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.6575 terawatt-hours | 0.1073 terawatt-hours | 0.5502 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.99 terawatt-hours | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 1.51 terawatt-hours | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.17 terawatt-hours | 5.33 terawatt-hours | 1.16 terawatt-hours | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar and wind, Canada or Poland?
- Canada, at 5.94 terawatt-hours against 5.17 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar and wind between Canada and Poland?
- 0.77 terawatt-hours, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar and wind?
- Canada ranks 15th and Poland ranks 17th of 111 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 solar and wind. 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.