Ireland vs Poland: Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Ireland
25,630 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
26,194 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
33rd
Poland rank
30th
Per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 26,194 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,630 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland, a difference of 564 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Poland ahead.
Ireland ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 30th of 76 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,021 kilowatt-hours per person | 40,346 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,325 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 28,515 kilowatt-hours per person | 39,254 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,739 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 36,468 kilowatt-hours per person | 29,442 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,026 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 43,403 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,375 kilowatt-hours per person | 16,028 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 32,913 kilowatt-hours per person | 28,495 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,418 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 27,495 kilowatt-hours per person | 27,030 kilowatt-hours per person | 465.08 kilowatt-hours per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Ireland or Poland?
- Poland, at 26,194 kilowatt-hours per person against 25,630 kilowatt-hours per person in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Ireland and Poland?
- 564 kilowatt-hours per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for per capita energy from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
- Ireland ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 30th of 76 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.