Netherlands vs Poland: Primary energy from renewables
Netherlands
93.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
90.8 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
24th
Poland rank
26th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 93.26 terawatt-hours against 90.8 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 2.46 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 24th and Poland ranks 26th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 1.06 terawatt-hours | 1.06 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 2.37 terawatt-hours | 0.8998 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.84 terawatt-hours | 2.56 terawatt-hours | 0.717 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1990s | 3.8 terawatt-hours | 2.13 terawatt-hours | 1.67 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 15.38 terawatt-hours | 9.16 terawatt-hours | 6.22 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 30.7 terawatt-hours | 44.13 terawatt-hours | 13.43 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 79.79 terawatt-hours | 72.54 terawatt-hours | 7.24 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Netherlands or Poland?
- Netherlands, at 93.26 terawatt-hours against 90.8 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Netherlands and Poland?
- 2.46 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 renewables?
- Netherlands ranks 24th and Poland ranks 26th of 77 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 from renewables. 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.