Australia vs Poland: Electricity generation from oil

Australia
6.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
6.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
27th
Poland rank
26th

Electricity generation from oil over time

  • Australia
  • Poland
234567198520052025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 6.53 terawatt-hours against 6.36 terawatt-hours in Australia, a difference of 0.17 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 27th and Poland ranks 26th of 209 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 3.34 terawatt-hours 1.66 terawatt-hours 1.68 terawatt-hours Australia
1990s 2.44 terawatt-hours 3.03 terawatt-hours 0.5825 terawatt-hours Poland
2000s 3.9 terawatt-hours 4.5 terawatt-hours 0.606 terawatt-hours Poland
2010s 5.6 terawatt-hours 4.37 terawatt-hours 1.23 terawatt-hours Australia
2020s 5.67 terawatt-hours 4.88 terawatt-hours 0.79 terawatt-hours Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from oil, Australia or Poland?
Poland, at 6.53 terawatt-hours against 6.36 terawatt-hours in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from oil between Australia and Poland?
0.17 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Australia and Poland rank globally for electricity generation from oil?
Australia ranks 27th and Poland ranks 26th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from oil
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 6,238 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.