Japan vs Poland: Share of primary energy from renewables
Japan
8.1%
in 2025
Poland
8.3%
in 2025
Japan rank
44th
Poland rank
41st
Share of primary energy from renewables over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 8.3% against 8.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and Poland ranks 41st of 79 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 0.1% | 3.4% | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.2% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 0.2% | 2.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 0.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from renewables, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at 8.3% against 8.1% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from renewables between Japan and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Japan ranks 44th and Poland ranks 41st of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.