Poland vs United States: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Poland
-10.38 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
-14.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Poland rank
210th
United States rank
212th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Poland
- United States
How they compare
Poland currently reports -10.38 million tonnes against -14.29 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 3.91 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 88 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1801 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 210th and United States ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and United States in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 7,328 tonnes | 16,692 tonnes | 9,364 tonnes | United States |
| 1810s | 28,579 tonnes | 35,907 tonnes | 7,328 tonnes | United States |
| 1820s | 30,778 tonnes | 103,325 tonnes | 72,547 tonnes | United States |
| 1830s | 61,555 tonnes | 372,262 tonnes | 310,707 tonnes | United States |
| 1840s | 132,270 tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | United States |
| 1850s | 410,734 tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | United States |
| 1860s | 850,047 tonnes | 4.84 million tonnes | 3.99 million tonnes | United States |
| 1870s | 1.09 million tonnes | 8.18 million tonnes | 7.09 million tonnes | United States |
| 1880s | 1.40 million tonnes | 16.07 million tonnes | 14.66 million tonnes | United States |
| 1890s | 2.14 million tonnes | 29.07 million tonnes | 26.93 million tonnes | United States |
| 1900s | 3.36 million tonnes | 54.48 million tonnes | 51.12 million tonnes | United States |
| 1910s | -9.28 million tonnes | 31.48 million tonnes | 40.76 million tonnes | United States |
| 1920s | 7.00 million tonnes | 47.71 million tonnes | 40.71 million tonnes | United States |
| 1930s | -2.08 million tonnes | -29.26 million tonnes | 27.18 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 5.35 million tonnes | 49.39 million tonnes | 44.04 million tonnes | United States |
| 1950s | 8.43 million tonnes | 66.70 million tonnes | 58.28 million tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 10.37 million tonnes | 120.32 million tonnes | 109.96 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 14.79 million tonnes | 87.36 million tonnes | 72.57 million tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | -1.91 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | 7.05 million tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | -9.30 million tonnes | 84.00 million tonnes | 93.31 million tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | -1.33 million tonnes | -31.42 million tonnes | 30.09 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | 155,768 tonnes | -25.02 million tonnes | 25.17 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2020s | -8.92 million tonnes | -66.36 million tonnes | 57.44 million tonnes | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Poland or United States?
- Poland, at -10.38 million tonnes against -14.29 million tonnes in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Poland and United States?
- 3.91 million tonnes, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1801 to 2024.
- How do Poland and United States rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Poland ranks 210th and United States ranks 212th 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.