Poland vs United Kingdom: Electricity generation from solar
Poland
19.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
United Kingdom
19.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
20th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Poland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Poland currently reports 19.55 terawatt-hours against 19.32 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.23 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Poland ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 214 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | 0.0004 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.007 terawatt-hours | 0.007 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.137 terawatt-hours | 6.22 terawatt-hours | 6.08 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 10.42 terawatt-hours | 14.34 terawatt-hours | 3.92 terawatt-hours | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Poland or United Kingdom?
- Poland, at 19.55 terawatt-hours against 19.32 terawatt-hours in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Poland and United Kingdom?
- 0.23 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Poland and United Kingdom rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Poland ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 20th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. 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.