Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Poland
0.041 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Poland rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
-0.0200.020.04199020052021

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.041 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.031 kWh per US$ of GDP.

That makes Poland's figure about 4.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Poland ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 205 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s -0.0167 kWh per US$ of GDP -0.0067 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.0055 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0044 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0011 kWh per US$ of GDP Poland
2010s 0.033 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0051 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0279 kWh per US$ of GDP Poland
2020s 0.0421 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0097 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0324 kWh per US$ of GDP Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Poland, at 0.041 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.01 kWh per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.031 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Poland ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.