Poland vs Spain: Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source
Poland
6.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
6.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland rank
14th
Spain rank
13th
Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source over time
- Poland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.24 terawatt-hours against 6.03 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 0.21 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Spain ahead.
Poland ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th of 79 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | 0.0006 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.605 terawatt-hours | 0.605 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0711 terawatt-hours | 0.9041 terawatt-hours | 0.8331 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 3.83 terawatt-hours | 8.24 terawatt-hours | 4.41 terawatt-hours | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy use by source, Poland or Spain?
- Spain, at 6.24 terawatt-hours against 6.03 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy use by source between Poland and Spain?
- 0.21 terawatt-hours, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Spain rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy use by source?
- Poland ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th of 79 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 Year-to-year change in primary energy use by source. 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.