China vs Poland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
China
0.0%
in 2025
Poland
-0.3%
in 2025
China rank
29th
Poland rank
31st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- China
- Poland
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0% against -0.3% in Poland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
China ranks 29th and Poland ranks 31st of 78 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 0.7% | China |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 3.6% | 5.1% | China |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 0.4% | 5.6% | China |
| 1990s | 3.0% | -4.5% | 7.5% | China |
| 2000s | 9.4% | -1.5% | 10.9% | China |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -1.4% | 2.9% | China |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -4.9% | 6.9% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, China or Poland?
- China, at 0.0% against -0.3% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between China and Poland?
- 0.3%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Poland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China and Poland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- China ranks 29th and Poland ranks 31st of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.