Nigeria vs Poland: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Nigeria
3.0%
in 2024
Poland
2.9%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
70th
Poland rank
72nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Nigeria
- Poland
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 70th and Poland ranks 72nd of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | -0.1% | 6.6% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -3.0% | 4.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 0.8% | 10.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2% | -1.6% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Nigeria or Poland?
- Nigeria, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Nigeria and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Poland?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Poland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Nigeria ranks 70th and Poland ranks 72nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.