Renewable energy share in Poland

Renewable sources provided 15.2% of final energy consumption in Poland in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Poland, 2021 15.2% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.9percentage points 2020: 16.1%
European Union, 2020 21.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Poland (2021).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 20.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2021 122nd of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Poland over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period PolandEuropean Union
2021 15.2% –
2020 16.1% 21.1%
2019 15.6% 19.3%
2018 15.1% 18.7%
2017 11.1% 17.7%
2016 11.3% 17.5%
2015 11.9% 17.6%
2014 11.6% 17.4%
2013 11.4% 16.8%
2012 10.9% 16.1%
2011 10.4% 14.6%
2010 9.5% 14.5%
2009 8.8% 13.6%
2008 8.0% 12.5%
2007 7.3% 11.8%
2006 7.2% 10.7%
2005 7.2% 10.0%
2004 7.3% 9.5%
2003 7.3% 9.2%
2002 7.5% 8.9%
2001 7.3% 9.0%
2000 6.9% 9.0%
1999 6.4% 8.6%
1998 6.5% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 16.1% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 10.4%, the figure has changed by +4.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Poland has the 122nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Poland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7