Germany vs Poland: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Germany
28,151 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
26,194 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Germany rank
26th
Poland rank
29th
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 28,151 kilowatt-hours per person against 26,194 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland, a difference of 1,957 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 26th and Poland ranks 29th of 75 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,597 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,256 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,341 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 48,499 kilowatt-hours per person | 35,165 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,333 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 48,732 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,254 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,478 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 43,205 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,442 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,763 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 40,576 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,375 kilowatt-hours per person | 13,201 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 37,047 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,495 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,552 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 29,971 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,030 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,940 kilowatt-hours per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Germany or Poland?
- Germany, at 28,151 kilowatt-hours per person against 26,194 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Germany and Poland?
- 1,957 kilowatt-hours per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Germany ranks 26th and Poland ranks 29th of 75 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. 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.