China vs Poland: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
China
2.5%
in 2025
Poland
3.2%
in 2025
China rank
21st
Poland rank
18th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- China
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3.2% against 2.5% in China, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was China ahead.
China ranks 21st and Poland ranks 18th of 79 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7% | 11.9% | 5.7% | China |
| 1970s | 16.8% | 7.5% | 9.2% | China |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.8% | China |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 1.9% | 4.8% | China |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 2.2% | 4.4% | China |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 2.6% | 2.9% | China |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 1.1% | 2.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, China or Poland?
- Poland, at 3.2% against 2.5% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between China and Poland?
- 0.7%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Poland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do China and Poland rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- China ranks 21st and Poland ranks 18th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.