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
-500.0M-250.0M0250.0M500.0M180119122024

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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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.