Gambia vs Poland: Annual percentage change in primary energy use

Gambia
3.1%
in 2024
Poland
2.9%
in 2025
Gambia rank
69th
Poland rank
72nd

Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time

  • Gambia
  • Poland
-2002040196619952025

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in Poland, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 69th and Poland ranks 72nd of 216 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 2.3% -0.1% 2.4% Gambia
1990s 2.2% -3.0% 5.2% Gambia
2000s 7.0% 0.2% 6.8% Gambia
2010s 1.0% 0.8% 0.3% Gambia
2020s 3.4% -1.6% 5.0% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Gambia or Poland?
Gambia, at 3.1% against 2.9% in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Gambia and Poland?
0.2%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Poland?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Poland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
Gambia ranks 69th and Poland ranks 72nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Unit
%
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
219 places, 10,323 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.