Netherlands vs Poland: Primary energy use
Netherlands
879 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
1,090 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
31st
Poland rank
28th
Primary energy use over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1,090 terawatt-hours against 879 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 211 terawatt-hours.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 31st and Poland ranks 28th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 487.08 terawatt-hours | 837 terawatt-hours | 349.92 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1970s | 827.28 terawatt-hours | 1,196 terawatt-hours | 368.23 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1980s | 837.62 terawatt-hours | 1,452 terawatt-hours | 614.67 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1990s | 998.71 terawatt-hours | 1,129 terawatt-hours | 130.29 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2000s | 1,112 terawatt-hours | 1,053 terawatt-hours | 58.68 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1,049 terawatt-hours | 1,134 terawatt-hours | 84.91 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 903.65 terawatt-hours | 1,109 terawatt-hours | 204.97 terawatt-hours | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Netherlands or Poland?
- Poland, at 1,090 terawatt-hours against 879 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Netherlands and Poland?
- 211 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for primary energy use?
- Netherlands ranks 31st and Poland ranks 28th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. 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.