Italy vs Poland: Annual change in primary energy from renewables

Italy
7.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
6.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
14th
Poland rank
16th

Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time

  • Italy
  • Poland
-20-100102030196619952025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 7.32 terawatt-hours against 6.01 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 1.31 terawatt-hours.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 14th and Poland ranks 16th of 77 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8229 terawatt-hours 0.0224 terawatt-hours 0.8005 terawatt-hours Italy
1970s 0.2973 terawatt-hours 0.147 terawatt-hours 0.1504 terawatt-hours Italy
1980s -0.8815 terawatt-hours -0.0613 terawatt-hours 0.8202 terawatt-hours Poland
1990s 2.71 terawatt-hours 0.0823 terawatt-hours 2.63 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 5.25 terawatt-hours 2.28 terawatt-hours 2.96 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 7.93 terawatt-hours 2.69 terawatt-hours 5.24 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 2.14 terawatt-hours 6.38 terawatt-hours 4.24 terawatt-hours Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Italy or Poland?
Italy, at 7.32 terawatt-hours against 6.01 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Italy and Poland?
1.31 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
Italy ranks 14th and Poland ranks 16th of 77 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 renewables. 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 renewables
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
82 places, 4,604 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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