Norway vs Poland: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Norway
5.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
6.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Norway rank
17th
Poland rank
16th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Norway
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 6.01 terawatt-hours against 5.32 terawatt-hours in Norway, a difference of 0.69 terawatt-hours.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Poland ahead.
Norway ranks 17th and Poland ranks 16th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 terawatt-hours | 0.0224 terawatt-hours | 1.96 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.13 terawatt-hours | 0.147 terawatt-hours | 2.99 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.98 terawatt-hours | -0.0613 terawatt-hours | 3.04 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.3816 terawatt-hours | 0.0823 terawatt-hours | 0.2994 terawatt-hours | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.5738 terawatt-hours | 2.28 terawatt-hours | 1.71 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.8683 terawatt-hours | 2.69 terawatt-hours | 1.82 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 4.89 terawatt-hours | 6.38 terawatt-hours | 1.49 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, Norway or Poland?
- Poland, at 6.01 terawatt-hours against 5.32 terawatt-hours in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Norway and Poland?
- 0.69 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Poland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Norway ranks 17th 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
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.