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
-150.0M-100.0M-50.0M050.0M100.0M178619052024

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

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.