Italy vs Poland: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Italy
-10.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Poland
-10.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
209th
Poland rank
210th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports -10.36 million tonnes against -10.38 million tonnes in Poland, a difference of 20,700 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 64 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 209th and Poland ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 204,777 tonnes | 902,971 tonnes | 698,194 tonnes | Poland |
| 1870s | 248,420 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 839,055 tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 689,932 tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | 713,014 tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 233,397 tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 1.21 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | -709,351 tonnes | -9.28 million tonnes | 8.57 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 2.54 million tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | 4.45 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 209,295 tonnes | -2.08 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | -634,891 tonnes | 5.35 million tonnes | 5.99 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 5.43 million tonnes | 8.43 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 17.56 million tonnes | 10.37 million tonnes | 7.19 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 11.56 million tonnes | 14.79 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.95 million tonnes | -1.91 million tonnes | 3.86 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 6.08 million tonnes | -9.30 million tonnes | 15.38 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | -4.15 million tonnes | -1.33 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | -8.44 million tonnes | 155,768 tonnes | 8.60 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2020s | -7.54 million tonnes | -8.92 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Italy or Poland?
- Italy, at -10.36 million tonnes against -10.38 million tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Italy and Poland?
- 20,700 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Italy ranks 209th 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.