Latvia vs Poland: Primary energy from solar per person

Latvia
490.5 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
621.09 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Latvia rank
32nd
Poland rank
29th

Primary energy from solar per person over time

  • Latvia
  • Poland
0200400600196519952025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 621.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person in Latvia, a difference of 130.59 kilowatt-hours per person.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Poland ahead.

Latvia ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 29th of 79 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
1990s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
2000s 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person
2010s 0.3217 kilowatt-hours per person 3.57 kilowatt-hours per person 3.25 kilowatt-hours per person Poland
2020s 158.36 kilowatt-hours per person 289.52 kilowatt-hours per person 131.16 kilowatt-hours per person Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Latvia or Poland?
Poland, at 621.09 kilowatt-hours per person against 490.5 kilowatt-hours per person in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Latvia and Poland?
130.59 kilowatt-hours per person, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Poland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Poland rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
Latvia ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 29th of 79 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 Primary energy from solar per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary energy from solar per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 4,564 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.