Netherlands vs Poland: Renewable energy
Netherlands
22.76 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
25.7 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Netherlands rank
23rd
Poland rank
21st
Renewable energy over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 25.7 terawatt-hours against 22.76 terawatt-hours in Netherlands, a difference of 2.94 terawatt-hours.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Netherlands ranks 23rd and Poland ranks 21st of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.1448 terawatt-hours | 0.1448 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.47 terawatt-hours | 0.5952 terawatt-hours | 0.8773 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.83 terawatt-hours | 0.8024 terawatt-hours | 1.03 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.38 terawatt-hours | 0.3464 terawatt-hours | 3.03 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 11.77 terawatt-hours | 5.24 terawatt-hours | 6.53 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 17.31 terawatt-hours | 24.55 terawatt-hours | 7.24 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 25.96 terawatt-hours | 24.56 terawatt-hours | 1.4 terawatt-hours | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy, Netherlands or Poland?
- Poland, at 25.7 terawatt-hours against 22.76 terawatt-hours in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in renewable energy between Netherlands and Poland?
- 2.94 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 renewable energy?
- Netherlands ranks 23rd 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.