Italy vs Poland: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables

Italy
135.59 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
118.67 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
22nd
Poland rank
24th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables over time

  • Italy
  • Poland
0100200300198520052025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 135.59 terawatt-hours against 118.67 terawatt-hours in Poland, a difference of 16.92 terawatt-hours.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Poland ahead.

Italy ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 24th of 208 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 149.21 terawatt-hours 138.42 terawatt-hours 10.79 terawatt-hours Italy
1990s 188.76 terawatt-hours 134.39 terawatt-hours 54.37 terawatt-hours Italy
2000s 237.52 terawatt-hours 146.96 terawatt-hours 90.56 terawatt-hours Italy
2010s 185.07 terawatt-hours 144.16 terawatt-hours 40.91 terawatt-hours Italy
2020s 153.79 terawatt-hours 129.15 terawatt-hours 24.64 terawatt-hours Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables, Italy or Poland?
Italy, at 135.59 terawatt-hours against 118.67 terawatt-hours in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables between Italy and Poland?
16.92 terawatt-hours, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
Italy ranks 22nd and Poland ranks 24th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs Poland: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid, drawing on Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/elec-mix-bar/italy/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/elec-mix-bar/italy/poland/">Italy vs Poland: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.