Poland vs USSR: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita
Poland
2.38 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
2.32 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Poland rank
43rd
USSR rank
44th
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita over time
- Poland
- USSR
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 0.06 kilowatt-hours per person.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 43rd and USSR ranks 44th of 79 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0332 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4422 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.409 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.07 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.9103 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.8403 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 0.0753 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.77 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita, Poland or USSR?
- Poland, at 2.38 kilowatt-hours per person against 2.32 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita between Poland and USSR?
- 0.06 kilowatt-hours per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Poland and USSR rank globally for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Poland ranks 43rd and USSR ranks 44th of 79 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 Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. 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.