Poland vs Turkey: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Poland
2,381 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Turkey
3,269 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Poland rank
44th
Turkey rank
41st
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Poland
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 3,269 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,381 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland, a difference of 888 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Poland ranks 44th and Turkey ranks 41st of 80 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 92.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 59.07 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkey |
| 1970s | 69.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 150.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 80.91 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkey |
| 1980s | 69.52 kilowatt-hours per person | 307.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 237.93 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkey |
| 1990s | 55.6 kilowatt-hours per person | 561.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 506.23 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkey |
| 2000s | 240.65 kilowatt-hours per person | 550.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 309.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1,154 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,446 kilowatt-hours per person | 291.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1,891 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,957 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,066 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Poland or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 3,269 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,381 kilowatt-hours per person in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Poland and Turkey?
- 888 kilowatt-hours per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Turkey rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Poland ranks 44th and Turkey ranks 41st 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 low-carbon energy 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.