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What households and businesses in Poland pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.

At $0.308 per kWh, household electricity in Poland is the 10th most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — about 6% above the median of $0.291/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.071 per kWh, 20th of 25. Filling up costs $1.91 per liter of gasoline ($7.25/gal), the 19th highest of 30 — and roughly 44% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 32% of Poland's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 589 gCO₂ per kWh.

Electricity · household
$0.308/kWh
1.168 PLN/kWh local
Electricity · business
$0.268/kWh
1.017 PLN/kWh local
Natural gas · household
$0.071/kWh
0.269 PLN/kWh local
Petrol
$1.91/L
$7.25/gal
Diesel
$1.96/L
$7.43/gal
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Adjusted for purchasing power

Household electricity costs about $0.513 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.308), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.

How Poland makes its electricity

Share of generation, 2025 · 589 gCO₂/kWh · 173 TWh · Ember
Coal50.4%
Oil3.8%
Natural gas14.3%
Hydro1%
Wind14.2%
Solar11.3%
Bioenergy4.9%
Other renewables0.1%

Energy price history

USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
20132015201720192021202320250.3080.152
Electricity · business
20132015201720192021202320250.2990.113
Natural gas · household
2013201520172019202120230.0830.043

What's tax at the pump

Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 20 Jul 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Gasoline44% tax · $0.84 of $1.91/L
Diesel41% tax · $0.81 of $1.96/L
pre-taxtax (duties + VAT)

Pump-price history

USD per liter · EC Oil Bulletin
Gasoline
2016201820202022202420261.980.972
Diesel
2016201820202022202420262.311.00

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Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.
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