Poland vs Taiwan: Primary energy use
Poland
1,090 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Taiwan
1,184 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland rank
27th
Taiwan rank
25th
Primary energy use over time
- Poland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1,184 terawatt-hours against 1,090 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 94 terawatt-hours.
That makes Taiwan'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 27th and Taiwan ranks 25th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 837 terawatt-hours | 78.49 terawatt-hours | 758.5 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1970s | 1,196 terawatt-hours | 185.25 terawatt-hours | 1,010 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1980s | 1,452 terawatt-hours | 399.1 terawatt-hours | 1,053 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1990s | 1,129 terawatt-hours | 758.14 terawatt-hours | 370.86 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2000s | 1,053 terawatt-hours | 1,173 terawatt-hours | 120.39 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1,134 terawatt-hours | 1,320 terawatt-hours | 186.47 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1,109 terawatt-hours | 1,254 terawatt-hours | 145.32 terawatt-hours | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Poland or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1,184 terawatt-hours against 1,090 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Poland and Taiwan?
- 94 terawatt-hours, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Taiwan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Taiwan rank globally for primary energy use?
- Poland ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 25th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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 of total energy supply.