Finland vs Poland: Primary energy use by source
Finland
23.39 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
24.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Finland rank
15th
Poland rank
14th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Finland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 24.09 terawatt-hours against 23.39 terawatt-hours in Finland, a difference of 0.7 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Finland ranks 15th and Poland ranks 14th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0124 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0.0113 terawatt-hours | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.1476 terawatt-hours | 0.3173 terawatt-hours | 0.1697 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2010s | 2.52 terawatt-hours | 8.96 terawatt-hours | 6.44 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 14.71 terawatt-hours | 20.84 terawatt-hours | 6.13 terawatt-hours | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Finland or Poland?
- Poland, at 24.09 terawatt-hours against 23.39 terawatt-hours in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Finland and Poland?
- 0.7 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Poland rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Finland ranks 15th and Poland ranks 14th of 79 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 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.