Share of electricity generation from oil in Poland
Poland: Share of electricity generation from oil was 3.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from oil in Poland, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from oil in Poland is 3.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.6% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Poland peaked at 3.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1988.
Poland ranks 119th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.2% | — |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | +56.8% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +42.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 3.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.6%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Poland's 3.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +56.8% | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| 2025 | +42.6% | 2.6% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 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 electricity generation from oil in Poland?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Poland was 3.8% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1988.
- How does Poland rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Poland ranks 119th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.