Japan vs Poland: Share of primary energy from solar
Japan
2.4%
in 2025
Poland
2.2%
in 2025
Japan rank
25th
Poland rank
27th
Share of primary energy from solar over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.4% against 2.2% in Poland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 25th and Poland ranks 27th 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 | 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% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from solar, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 2.4% against 2.2% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from solar between Japan and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Japan 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 solar?
- Japan ranks 25th 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.