Share of primary energy from gas in Poland
Poland: Share of primary energy from gas was 20.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from gas in Poland, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary energy from gas in Poland is 20.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from gas in Poland peaked at 20.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1965.
That places Poland 49th out of 77 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Share of primary energy from gas in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2.2% | — |
| 1966 | 2.6% | +16.6% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | +18.7% |
| 1968 | 3.9% | +27.6% |
| 1969 | 5.1% | +29.7% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 6.5% | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 6.6% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 6.8% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 6.8% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 7.0% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +8.2% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | +3.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 20.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.7%, 82% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Poland's 20.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.9%, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +29.7% | 3.9% | 5.1% |
| 1968 | +27.6% | 3.1% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.4% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.1% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 16.3% | 20.3% | 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 share of primary energy from gas in Poland?
- Share of primary energy from gas in Poland was 20.3% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from gas recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1965.
- How does Poland rank for share of primary energy from gas?
- Poland ranks 49th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from gas rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Share of primary energy from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.