Belgium vs Poland: Share of primary energy from solar
Belgium
1.7%
in 2025
Poland
2.2%
in 2025
Belgium rank
29th
Poland rank
27th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.2% against 1.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Belgium ranks 29th and Poland ranks 27th of 79 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Belgium or Poland?
- Poland, at 2.2% against 1.7% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Belgium and Poland?
- 0.5%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for share of primary energy from solar?
- Belgium ranks 29th and Poland ranks 27th 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 solar. 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.