Belgium vs Poland: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Belgium
31.56 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland
40.02 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Belgium rank
61st
Poland rank
60th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 40.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.56 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium, a difference of 8.46 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 61st and Poland ranks 60th of 80 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.03 kilowatt-hours per person | 28.7 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.67 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 19.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 52.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 32.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 34.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 47.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 13.29 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 30.12 kilowatt-hours per person | 46.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.4 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 34.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 56.61 kilowatt-hours per person | 22.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 27.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 58.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 31.02 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 32.49 kilowatt-hours per person | 54.22 kilowatt-hours per person | 21.73 kilowatt-hours per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Belgium or Poland?
- Poland, at 40.02 kilowatt-hours per person against 31.56 kilowatt-hours per person in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Belgium and Poland?
- 8.46 kilowatt-hours per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Belgium ranks 61st and Poland ranks 60th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.