Canada vs Poland: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Canada
-12.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Poland
-10.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
211th
Poland rank
210th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Canada
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports -10.38 million tonnes against -12.14 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 1.76 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 100 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1801 it was Poland ahead.
Canada ranks 211th and Poland ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | Poland |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes | 28,579 tonnes | 28,579 tonnes | Poland |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes | 30,778 tonnes | 30,778 tonnes | Poland |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 61,555 tonnes | 61,555 tonnes | Poland |
| 1840s | 4,397 tonnes | 132,270 tonnes | 127,874 tonnes | Poland |
| 1850s | 26,747 tonnes | 410,734 tonnes | 383,987 tonnes | Poland |
| 1860s | 37,006 tonnes | 850,047 tonnes | 813,040 tonnes | Poland |
| 1870s | 149,858 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 937,617 tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 910,872 tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 492,074 tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 787,760 tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 2.62 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 740,130 tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 3.07 million tonnes | -9.28 million tonnes | 12.35 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 2.29 million tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | 4.70 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | -402,625 tonnes | -2.08 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 5.00 million tonnes | 5.35 million tonnes | 350,691 tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 3.95 million tonnes | 8.43 million tonnes | 4.48 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 12.26 million tonnes | 10.37 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 13.46 million tonnes | 14.79 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.12 million tonnes | -1.91 million tonnes | 4.03 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 8.10 million tonnes | -9.30 million tonnes | 17.40 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | -272,968 tonnes | -1.33 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.79 million tonnes | 155,768 tonnes | 3.63 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | -9.13 million tonnes | -8.92 million tonnes | 216,948 tonnes | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Canada or Poland?
- Poland, at -10.38 million tonnes against -12.14 million tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Canada and Poland?
- 1.76 million tonnes, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Poland?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1801 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Poland rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Canada ranks 211th and Poland ranks 210th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.