Poland vs Portugal: Electricity generation by source
Poland
0.24 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal
0.2 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland rank
17th
Portugal rank
18th
Electricity generation by source over time
- Poland
- Portugal
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.24 terawatt-hours against 0.2 terawatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Poland ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 18th of 214 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0478 terawatt-hours | 0.2214 terawatt-hours | 0.1736 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.1964 terawatt-hours | 0.2012 terawatt-hours | 0.0048 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.2648 terawatt-hours | 0.4844 terawatt-hours | 0.2196 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.031 terawatt-hours | 0.031 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.118 terawatt-hours | 0.118 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.201 terawatt-hours | 0.201 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation by source, Poland or Portugal?
- Poland, at 0.24 terawatt-hours against 0.2 terawatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation by source between Poland and Portugal?
- 0.04 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for electricity generation by source?
- Poland ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 18th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.