Ireland vs Poland: Primary energy from hydropower
Ireland
0.6525 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Poland
1.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
58th
Poland rank
55th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Ireland
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.53 terawatt-hours against 0.6525 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 0.8775 terawatt-hours.
That makes Poland's figure about 2.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 58th and Poland ranks 55th of 79 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7885 terawatt-hours | 0.9128 terawatt-hours | 0.1243 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.6769 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | 1.1 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.7978 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 0.9598 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.782 terawatt-hours | 1.78 terawatt-hours | 0.9993 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.7474 terawatt-hours | 2.16 terawatt-hours | 1.41 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.7176 terawatt-hours | 2.24 terawatt-hours | 1.52 terawatt-hours | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.7908 terawatt-hours | 2.08 terawatt-hours | 1.29 terawatt-hours | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Ireland or Poland?
- Poland, at 1.53 terawatt-hours against 0.6525 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Ireland and Poland?
- 0.8775 terawatt-hours, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Poland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Poland rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Ireland ranks 58th and Poland ranks 55th 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 Primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.