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Poland Electricity History, 1990 to 2025

Poland generated 134 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 172 TWh in 2025. Poland's electricity demand peaked at 180 TWh in 2021. The carbon intensity of Poland's electricity went from 967 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 591 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Figures are Ember annual statistics; Ember's series for Poland starts in 1990.

Key Facts

  • Poland generated 134 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 172 TWh in 2025.
  • Poland's electricity demand peaked at 180 TWh in 2021.
  • The carbon intensity of Poland's electricity went from 967 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 591 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
  • Poland's lowest carbon intensity on record was 591 gCO2/kWh, in 2025.
  • Coal's share of Poland's electricity went from 97.0% in 1990 to 50.6% in 2025, the largest change of any source.

Generation and Demand

1990 to 2025, TWh
Poland electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025 Poland generated 134 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 172 TWh in 2025. 0 50 100 150 200 19901995200020052010201520202025
Poland generated 134 TWh of electricity in 1990 and 172 TWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025, TWh
Poland electricity generation and demand, 1990 to 2025
YearGenerationDemand
1990134 TWh133 TWh
1991133 TWh130 TWh
1992131 TWh127 TWh
1993132 TWh129 TWh
1994133 TWh131 TWh
1995137 TWh134 TWh
1996141 TWh138 TWh
1997141 TWh139 TWh
1998141 TWh137 TWh
1999140 TWh135 TWh
2000143 TWh137 TWh
2001144 TWh137 TWh
2002142 TWh135 TWh
2003150 TWh140 TWh
2004153 TWh143 TWh
2005155 TWh144 TWh
2006161 TWh150 TWh
2007159 TWh153 TWh
2008155 TWh154 TWh
2009151 TWh149 TWh
2010157 TWh155 TWh
2011163 TWh158 TWh
2012161 TWh159 TWh
2013164 TWh159 TWh
2014158 TWh161 TWh
2015164 TWh164 TWh
2016166 TWh168 TWh
2017170 TWh172 TWh
2018169 TWh175 TWh
2019163 TWh174 TWh
2020157 TWh170 TWh
2021179 TWh180 TWh
2022179 TWh177 TWh
2023166 TWh169 TWh
2024172 TWh174 TWh
2025172 TWh173 TWh

Carbon Intensity

gCO2 per kWh generated
Poland carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025 The carbon intensity of Poland's electricity went from 967 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 591 gCO2/kWh in 2025. 0 250 500 750 1,000 19901995200020052010201520202025
The carbon intensity of Poland's electricity went from 967 gCO2/kWh in 1990 to 591 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
Annual statistics through 2025
Poland carbon intensity of electricity, 1990 to 2025
YearCarbon intensity
1990967 gCO2/kWh
1991968 gCO2/kWh
1992967 gCO2/kWh
1993967 gCO2/kWh
1994964 gCO2/kWh
1995962 gCO2/kWh
1996961 gCO2/kWh
1997959 gCO2/kWh
1998957 gCO2/kWh
1999957 gCO2/kWh
2000955 gCO2/kWh
2001950 gCO2/kWh
2002946 gCO2/kWh
2003950 gCO2/kWh
2004941 gCO2/kWh
2005932 gCO2/kWh
2006932 gCO2/kWh
2007925 gCO2/kWh
2008919 gCO2/kWh
2009905 gCO2/kWh
2010893 gCO2/kWh
2011882 gCO2/kWh
2012861 gCO2/kWh
2013863 gCO2/kWh
2014844 gCO2/kWh
2015826 gCO2/kWh
2016819 gCO2/kWh
2017806 gCO2/kWh
2018809 gCO2/kWh
2019772 gCO2/kWh
2020738 gCO2/kWh
2021756 gCO2/kWh
2022733 gCO2/kWh
2023651 gCO2/kWh
2024608 gCO2/kWh
2025591 gCO2/kWh

Every Year

YearGenerationDemandNet importsCarbon intensityLow carbon share
2025 172 TWh 173 TWh 950 GWh 591 gCO2/kWh 31.2%
2024 172 TWh 174 TWh 1.97 TWh 608 gCO2/kWh 31.1%
2023 166 TWh 169 TWh 3.74 TWh 651 gCO2/kWh 27.7%
2022 179 TWh 177 TWh -1.68 TWh 733 gCO2/kWh 21.1%
2021 179 TWh 180 TWh 890 GWh 756 gCO2/kWh 17.1%
2020 157 TWh 170 TWh 13.3 TWh 738 gCO2/kWh 18.0%
2019 163 TWh 174 TWh 10.6 TWh 772 gCO2/kWh 15.6%
2018 169 TWh 175 TWh 5.69 TWh 809 gCO2/kWh 12.8%
2017 170 TWh 172 TWh 2.29 TWh 806 gCO2/kWh 14.2%
2016 166 TWh 168 TWh 2.00 TWh 819 gCO2/kWh 13.7%
2015 164 TWh 164 TWh -330 GWh 826 gCO2/kWh 13.8%
2014 158 TWh 161 TWh 2.17 TWh 844 gCO2/kWh 12.5%
2013 164 TWh 159 TWh -4.52 TWh 863 gCO2/kWh 10.4%
2012 161 TWh 159 TWh -2.84 TWh 861 gCO2/kWh 10.5%
2011 163 TWh 158 TWh -5.24 TWh 882 gCO2/kWh 8.1%
2010 157 TWh 155 TWh -1.35 TWh 893 gCO2/kWh 6.9%
2009 151 TWh 149 TWh -2.19 TWh 905 gCO2/kWh 5.8%
2008 155 TWh 154 TWh -670 GWh 919 gCO2/kWh 4.3%
2007 159 TWh 153 TWh -5.35 TWh 925 gCO2/kWh 3.4%
2006 161 TWh 150 TWh -11.0 TWh 932 gCO2/kWh 2.7%
2005 155 TWh 144 TWh -11.2 TWh 932 gCO2/kWh 2.5%
2004 153 TWh 143 TWh -9.29 TWh 941 gCO2/kWh 2.1%
2003 150 TWh 140 TWh -10.2 TWh 950 gCO2/kWh 1.5%
2002 142 TWh 135 TWh -7.07 TWh 946 gCO2/kWh 1.9%
2001 144 TWh 137 TWh -6.73 TWh 950 gCO2/kWh 1.9%
2000 143 TWh 137 TWh -6.37 TWh 955 gCO2/kWh 1.6%
1999 140 TWh 135 TWh -4.93 TWh 957 gCO2/kWh 1.7%
1998 141 TWh 137 TWh -3.47 TWh 957 gCO2/kWh 1.8%
1997 141 TWh 139 TWh -2.18 TWh 959 gCO2/kWh 1.5%
1996 141 TWh 138 TWh -3.12 TWh 961 gCO2/kWh 1.5%
1995 137 TWh 134 TWh -2.80 TWh 962 gCO2/kWh 1.4%
1994 133 TWh 131 TWh -2.68 TWh 964 gCO2/kWh 1.3%
1993 132 TWh 129 TWh -2.41 TWh 967 gCO2/kWh 1.2%
1992 131 TWh 127 TWh -4.03 TWh 967 gCO2/kWh 1.2%
1991 133 TWh 130 TWh -2.62 TWh 968 gCO2/kWh 1.1%
1990 134 TWh 133 TWh -1.04 TWh 967 gCO2/kWh 1.1%

Share of Generation by Source

Percent of total generation
YearCoalGasOther fossilHydroWindSolarBioenergyOther renewables
202550.6%14.4%3.7%1.0%13.9%11.3%4.9%0.1%
202454.3%11.9%2.6%1.2%15.0%10.3%4.6%0.0%
202359.7%10.0%2.6%1.5%14.6%6.7%4.9%0.0%
202269.8%6.4%2.7%1.1%11.1%4.7%4.3%0.0%
202171.4%8.9%2.7%1.3%9.1%2.2%4.5%0.0%
202068.3%11.0%2.7%1.4%10.1%1.3%5.3%0.0%
201972.4%9.1%3.0%1.2%9.3%0.4%4.7%0.0%
201877.1%7.5%2.7%1.2%7.6%0.2%3.9%0.0%
201777.2%5.9%2.7%1.5%8.8%0.1%3.8%0.0%
201678.5%4.7%3.0%1.3%7.6%0.1%4.8%0.0%
201579.4%3.9%2.9%1.1%6.6%0.0%6.1%0.0%
201481.8%3.4%2.3%1.4%4.9%0.0%6.3%0.0%
201384.1%3.2%2.3%1.5%3.7%0.0%5.3%0.0%
201283.3%3.9%2.3%1.3%2.9%0.0%6.3%0.0%
201185.8%3.6%2.6%1.4%2.0%0.0%4.7%0.0%
201087.1%3.1%2.9%1.9%1.1%0.0%4.0%0.0%
200988.4%3.2%2.7%1.6%0.7%0.0%3.5%0.0%
200889.9%3.0%2.8%1.4%0.5%0.0%2.3%0.0%
200790.9%2.8%2.9%1.5%0.3%0.0%1.6%0.0%
200691.5%2.9%3.0%1.3%0.2%0.0%1.2%0.0%
200591.4%3.3%2.8%1.4%0.1%0.0%1.0%0.0%
200492.5%2.1%3.3%1.4%0.1%0.0%0.6%0.0%
200393.8%1.6%3.1%1.1%0.1%0.0%0.3%0.0%
200293.3%1.5%3.2%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%
200193.9%1.0%3.2%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%
200094.9%0.7%2.8%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
199995.2%0.4%2.6%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
199895.4%0.2%2.6%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%
199795.6%0.2%2.7%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
199696.0%0.2%2.4%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
199596.2%0.2%2.2%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
199496.3%0.1%2.2%1.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
199396.9%0.1%1.9%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
199296.9%0.1%1.8%1.2%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
199197.0%0.1%1.8%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%
199097.0%0.1%1.8%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%

Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.