Renewable energy consumption in Poland
Poland: Renewable energy consumption was 11.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Poland, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Poland stood at 11.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Poland peaked at 11.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1991.
That places Poland 136th out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Poland, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5% | — |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +166.3% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +3.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 11.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.4× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Poland's 11.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.5%, 72% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +166.3% | 2.3% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 2.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.5% | 11.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More reference data data for Poland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.499 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.84 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Poland?
- Renewable energy consumption in Poland was 11.9% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1991.
- How does Poland rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Poland ranks 136th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption