Korea vs Poland: Primary energy from solar and wind
Korea
41.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
47.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Korea rank
19th
Poland rank
17th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Korea
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 47.78 terawatt-hours against 41.53 terawatt-hours in Korea, a difference of 6.25 terawatt-hours.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Korea ranks 19th and Poland ranks 17th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0.0035 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0.0024 terawatt-hours | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2986 terawatt-hours | 0.3173 terawatt-hours | 0.0187 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2010s | 6.43 terawatt-hours | 9.09 terawatt-hours | 2.67 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 33.97 terawatt-hours | 31.95 terawatt-hours | 2.02 terawatt-hours | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Korea or Poland?
- Poland, at 47.78 terawatt-hours against 41.53 terawatt-hours in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Korea and Poland?
- 6.25 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Poland rank globally for primary energy from solar and wind?
- Korea ranks 19th and Poland ranks 17th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar and wind. 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.