France vs Poland: Renewable energy

France
30.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
25.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
18th
Poland rank
21st

Renewable energy over time

  • France
  • Poland
0102030196519952025

How they compare

France currently reports 30.63 terawatt-hours against 25.7 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 4.93 terawatt-hours.

That makes France'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.

France ranks 18th and Poland ranks 21st of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.81 terawatt-hours 0.1448 terawatt-hours 1.67 terawatt-hours France
1970s 4.37 terawatt-hours 0.5952 terawatt-hours 3.78 terawatt-hours France
1980s 4.96 terawatt-hours 0.8024 terawatt-hours 4.15 terawatt-hours France
1990s 7.03 terawatt-hours 0.3464 terawatt-hours 6.69 terawatt-hours France
2000s 11.61 terawatt-hours 5.24 terawatt-hours 6.36 terawatt-hours France
2010s 21.04 terawatt-hours 24.55 terawatt-hours 3.51 terawatt-hours Poland
2020s 28.91 terawatt-hours 24.56 terawatt-hours 4.34 terawatt-hours France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, France or Poland?
France, at 30.63 terawatt-hours against 25.7 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between France and Poland?
4.93 terawatt-hours, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do France and Poland rank globally for renewable energy?
France ranks 18th and Poland ranks 21st 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 Renewable energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.