Poland vs Sweden: Global primary energy use by source
Poland
25.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
30.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland rank
21st
Sweden rank
19th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Poland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 30.57 terawatt-hours against 25.7 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 4.87 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 19th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1448 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1448 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.5952 terawatt-hours | 0.8845 terawatt-hours | 0.2894 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.8024 terawatt-hours | 4.82 terawatt-hours | 4.02 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.3464 terawatt-hours | 6.95 terawatt-hours | 6.6 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 21.59 terawatt-hours | 16.35 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 24.55 terawatt-hours | 35.56 terawatt-hours | 11.01 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 24.56 terawatt-hours | 35.03 terawatt-hours | 10.46 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Poland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 30.57 terawatt-hours against 25.7 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Poland and Sweden?
- 4.87 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Poland ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 19th 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.