Share of primary energy from hydropower in Poland
Poland: Share of primary energy from hydropower was 0.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of primary energy from hydropower 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 hydropower in Poland is 0.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 29.9% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from hydropower in Poland peaked at 0.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1969.
Poland ranks 60th of 80 countries on this measure, 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 hydropower in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1% | — |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -24.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +107.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +41.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -21.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +24.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -29.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -19.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +28.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -18.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +23.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +30.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -29.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from hydropower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +107.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 57 Luxembourg 0.2% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 0.2% compare
- 59 Morocco 0.1% compare
- 61 South Africa 0.1% compare
- 62 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 63 South Korea 0.1% compare
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 hydropower in Poland?
- Share of primary energy from hydropower in Poland was 0.1% 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 hydropower recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from hydropower recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1969.
- How does Poland rank for share of primary energy from hydropower?
- Poland ranks 60th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from hydropower rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.