Denmark vs Poland: Global primary energy use by source
Denmark
22.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
25.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Denmark rank
24th
Poland rank
21st
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Denmark
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 25.7 terawatt-hours against 22.57 terawatt-hours in Denmark, a difference of 3.13 terawatt-hours.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Denmark ranks 24th and Poland ranks 21st of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1448 terawatt-hours | 0.1448 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.5952 terawatt-hours | 0.5952 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.1273 terawatt-hours | 0.8024 terawatt-hours | 0.6752 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.19 terawatt-hours | 0.3464 terawatt-hours | 1.85 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2000s | 7.85 terawatt-hours | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 2.61 terawatt-hours | Denmark |
| 2010s | 14.9 terawatt-hours | 24.55 terawatt-hours | 9.65 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 21.4 terawatt-hours | 24.56 terawatt-hours | 3.16 terawatt-hours | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Denmark or Poland?
- Poland, at 25.7 terawatt-hours against 22.57 terawatt-hours in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Denmark and Poland?
- 3.13 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Denmark ranks 24th 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.