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Electricity demand in Poland

Poland: Electricity demand was 174.31 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
174.31 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 214 countries
All-time high
179.68 terawatt-hours
in 2021
All-time low
126.65 terawatt-hours
in 1992
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Electricity demand in Poland, 1990–2025

0501001502001990200720251990: 133.4 terawatt-hours1991: 130.1 terawatt-hours1992: 126.7 terawatt-hours1993: 129.4 terawatt-hours1994: 130.6 terawatt-hours1995: 134.2 terawatt-hours1996: 138.1 terawatt-hours1997: 138.8 terawatt-hours1998: 137.3 terawatt-hours1999: 135.1 terawatt-hours2000: 136.8 terawatt-hours2001: 137 terawatt-hours2002: 135.4 terawatt-hours2003: 139.8 terawatt-hours2004: 143.2 terawatt-hours2005: 144.1 terawatt-hours2006: 149.7 terawatt-hours2007: 153.2 terawatt-hours2008: 153.8 terawatt-hours2009: 148.7 terawatt-hours2010: 155.4 terawatt-hours2011: 157.6 terawatt-hours2012: 158.6 terawatt-hours2013: 159.3 terawatt-hours2014: 160.5 terawatt-hours2015: 164 terawatt-hours2016: 168 terawatt-hours2017: 172.2 terawatt-hours2018: 175.1 terawatt-hours2019: 173.8 terawatt-hours2020: 170.4 terawatt-hours2021: 179.7 terawatt-hours2022: 176.9 terawatt-hours2023: 169.3 terawatt-hours2024: 174.1 terawatt-hours2025: 174.3 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Poland recorded 174.31 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand in Poland peaked at 179.68 terawatt-hours in 2021 and was at its lowest, 126.65 terawatt-hours, in 1992.

Poland ranks 28th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 133.36 terawatt-hours 126.65 terawatt-hours 138.76 terawatt-hours 10
2000s 144.18 terawatt-hours 135.42 terawatt-hours 153.83 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 164.46 terawatt-hours 155.42 terawatt-hours 175.12 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 174.11 terawatt-hours 169.26 terawatt-hours 179.68 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 25 Malaysia 199.91 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 26 Pakistan 195.51 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 27 United Arab Emirates 177.02 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 29 Argentina 162.45 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 30 Iraq 156.83 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 31 Norway 137.71 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand in Poland?
Electricity demand in Poland was 174.31 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 179.68 terawatt-hours in 2021.
What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 126.65 terawatt-hours in 1992.
How does Poland rank for electricity demand?
Poland ranks 28th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity demand rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.