Poland vs Sweden: Primary energy use by source
Poland
24.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
38.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland rank
14th
Sweden rank
12th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Poland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 38.67 terawatt-hours against 24.09 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 14.58 terawatt-hours.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Poland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th of 79 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sweden | 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 | 0.0036 terawatt-hours | 0.0036 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0.1295 terawatt-hours | 0.1284 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.3173 terawatt-hours | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 0.7753 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2010s | 8.96 terawatt-hours | 12.37 terawatt-hours | 3.42 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
| 2020s | 20.84 terawatt-hours | 33.48 terawatt-hours | 12.64 terawatt-hours | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Poland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 38.67 terawatt-hours against 24.09 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Poland and Sweden?
- 14.58 terawatt-hours, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Poland ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.