High income vs Poland: Electricity production from coal sources

High income
15.9%
in 2024
Poland
55.9%
in 2024
High income rank
16th
Poland rank
15th

Electricity production from coal sources over time

  • High income
  • Poland
20406080100199020072024

How they compare

Poland currently reports 55.9% against 15.9% in High income, a difference of 40.0%.

That makes Poland's figure about 3.5 times High income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 16th and Poland ranks 15th of 47 groups.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 36.5% 95.6% 59.2% Poland
2000s 35.3% 92.4% 57.0% Poland
2010s 27.7% 81.6% 53.9% Poland
2020s 17.8% 65.6% 47.7% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from coal sources, High income or Poland?
Poland, at 55.9% against 15.9% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity production from coal sources between High income and Poland?
40.0%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Poland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do High income and Poland rank globally for electricity production from coal sources?
High income ranks 16th and Poland ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). 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 from coal sources (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,768 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.