Chile vs Poland: Global primary energy use by source
Chile
23.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
25.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
22nd
Poland rank
21st
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Chile
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 25.7 terawatt-hours against 23.81 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 1.89 terawatt-hours.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Chile ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 21st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1448 terawatt-hours | 0.1448 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.1845 terawatt-hours | 0.5952 terawatt-hours | 0.4106 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.653 terawatt-hours | 0.8024 terawatt-hours | 0.1494 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1990s | 4.62 terawatt-hours | 0.3464 terawatt-hours | 4.27 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2000s | 6.5 terawatt-hours | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 1.26 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 19.25 terawatt-hours | 24.55 terawatt-hours | 5.3 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 23.84 terawatt-hours | 24.56 terawatt-hours | 0.7248 terawatt-hours | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Chile or Poland?
- Poland, at 25.7 terawatt-hours against 23.81 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Chile and Poland?
- 1.89 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Poland rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Chile ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 21st of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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.