Netherlands vs Poland: Primary energy from solar and wind
Netherlands
58.21 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
47.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
14th
Poland rank
17th
Primary energy from solar and wind over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 58.21 terawatt-hours against 47.78 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 10.43 terawatt-hours.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 14th and Poland ranks 17th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | 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 | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0042 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.3233 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | 0.3222 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.32 terawatt-hours | 0.3173 terawatt-hours | 2 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.96 terawatt-hours | 9.09 terawatt-hours | 0.1344 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 42.38 terawatt-hours | 31.95 terawatt-hours | 10.43 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar and wind, Netherlands or Poland?
- Netherlands, at 58.21 terawatt-hours against 47.78 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar and wind between Netherlands and Poland?
- 10.43 terawatt-hours, with Netherlands 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 from solar and wind?
- Netherlands ranks 14th 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.