What households and businesses in Poland pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.336 per kWh, household electricity in Poland is the 7th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 24% above the median of $0.270/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.071 per kWh, 20th of 25. Filling up costs $1.65 per liter of gasoline ($6.23/gal), the 26th highest of 30 — and roughly 31% 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.
Household electricity costs about $0.560 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.336), 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
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
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.