Germany vs Poland: Fossil fuel production by fuel
Germany
37.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
34.23 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
50th
Poland rank
53rd
Fossil fuel production by fuel over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 37.37 terawatt-hours against 34.23 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 3.14 terawatt-hours.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Poland ahead.
Germany ranks 50th and Poland ranks 53rd of 216 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 8 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1910s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1920s | 0 terawatt-hours | 3.02 terawatt-hours | 3.02 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1930s | 0 terawatt-hours | 4.33 terawatt-hours | 4.33 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.6631 terawatt-hours | 2.07 terawatt-hours | 1.41 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1950s | 4.81 terawatt-hours | 3.05 terawatt-hours | 1.75 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1960s | 59.23 terawatt-hours | 13.16 terawatt-hours | 46.06 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 184 terawatt-hours | 58.54 terawatt-hours | 125.46 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | 167.27 terawatt-hours | 45.12 terawatt-hours | 122.15 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1990s | 166.95 terawatt-hours | 34.69 terawatt-hours | 132.26 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | 163.17 terawatt-hours | 42.96 terawatt-hours | 120.21 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2010s | 79.43 terawatt-hours | 42.52 terawatt-hours | 36.92 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2020s | 40.88 terawatt-hours | 37.15 terawatt-hours | 3.73 terawatt-hours | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production by fuel, Germany or Poland?
- Germany, at 37.37 terawatt-hours against 34.23 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production by fuel between Germany and Poland?
- 3.14 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for fossil fuel production by fuel?
- Germany ranks 50th and Poland ranks 53rd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production by fuel. 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. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.