Poland vs Sweden: Electricity production in the United Kingdom

Poland
8.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
9.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland rank
19th
Sweden rank
18th

Electricity production in the United Kingdom over time

  • Poland
  • Sweden
051015196519952025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 9.96 terawatt-hours against 8.72 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 1.24 terawatt-hours.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0478 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.0478 terawatt-hours Poland
1970s 0.1964 terawatt-hours 0.2919 terawatt-hours 0.0955 terawatt-hours Sweden
1980s 0.2648 terawatt-hours 1.59 terawatt-hours 1.33 terawatt-hours Sweden
1990s 0.113 terawatt-hours 2.29 terawatt-hours 2.18 terawatt-hours Sweden
2000s 1.74 terawatt-hours 7.13 terawatt-hours 5.38 terawatt-hours Sweden
2010s 8.12 terawatt-hours 11.74 terawatt-hours 3.62 terawatt-hours Sweden
2020s 8.15 terawatt-hours 11.54 terawatt-hours 3.39 terawatt-hours Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production in the united kingdom, Poland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 9.96 terawatt-hours against 8.72 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity production in the united kingdom between Poland and Sweden?
1.24 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for electricity production in the united kingdom?
Poland ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity production in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity production in the United Kingdom
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,365 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.