Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Poland
Poland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar was 34.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Poland, 2012–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Poland stood at 34.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.2% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Poland peaked at 714.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2017.
That places Poland 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 450.0% | — |
| 2013 | 36.4% | -91.9% |
| 2014 | 366.7% | +908.3% |
| 2015 | 714.3% | +94.8% |
| 2016 | 117.5% | -83.5% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | -71.9% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +147.5% |
| 2019 | 136.9% | +67.3% |
| 2020 | 175.5% | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 101.0% | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 111.2% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | -69.7% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +75.3% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | -42.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 34.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.8%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Poland's 34.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.0%, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +908.3% | 36.4% | 366.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 242.1% | 33.1% | 714.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 33.7% | 175.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More energy & mining data for Poland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 7.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Poland?
- Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar in Poland was 34.1% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in primary energy from solar recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 714.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in primary energy from solar recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2017.
- How does Poland rank for annual percentage change in primary energy from solar?
- Poland ranks 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual percentage change in primary energy from solar rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in primary energy from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.