Australia vs Poland: Annual change in primary energy from solar
Australia
6.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
6.03 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
12th
Poland rank
14th
Annual change in primary energy from solar over time
- Australia
- Poland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.53 terawatt-hours against 6.03 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 0.5 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Poland ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Poland ranks 14th of 77 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | 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 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0041 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.025 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.025 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.8 terawatt-hours | 0.0711 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.68 terawatt-hours | 3.83 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from solar, Australia or Poland?
- Australia, at 6.53 terawatt-hours against 6.03 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from solar between Australia and Poland?
- 0.5 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Poland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from solar?
- Australia ranks 12th and Poland ranks 14th 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 solar. 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.