China vs Poland: Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita
China
27.85 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
26.19 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
China rank
28th
Poland rank
30th
Per capita fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Poland
How they compare
China currently reports 27.85 kilowatt-hours per person against 26.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland, a difference of 1.66 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
China ranks 28th and Poland ranks 30th of 76 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 26.26 kilowatt-hours per person | 24.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 3.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 35.17 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 5.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 39.25 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.81 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 7.73 kilowatt-hours per person | 29.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 13.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.56 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 21.98 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 6.52 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 26.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 27.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8361 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita, China or Poland?
- China, at 27.85 kilowatt-hours per person against 26.19 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita between China and Poland?
- 1.66 kilowatt-hours per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do China and Poland rank globally for per capita fossil energy consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 28th 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 fossil energy consumption vs. GDP per capita. 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.