Ireland vs Poland: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Ireland
29,806 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
28,575 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
63rd
Poland rank
66th
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 29,806 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,575 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland, a difference of 1,231 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Ireland ranks 63rd and Poland ranks 66th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,180 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,289 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,890 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 27,084 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,236 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,152 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 28,743 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,323 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,580 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 36,720 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,497 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,223 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 44,005 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,616 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,389 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 35,009 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,649 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,360 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 31,156 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,922 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,234 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Ireland or Poland?
- Ireland, at 29,806 kilowatt-hours per person against 28,575 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Ireland and Poland?
- 1,231 kilowatt-hours per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Ireland ranks 63rd and Poland ranks 66th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.