Australia vs Poland: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal

Australia
142.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Poland
127.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Poland rank
15th

Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Australia
  • Poland
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M180019122024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 142.55 million tonnes against 127.31 million tonnes in Poland, a difference of 15.24 million tonnes.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 220 shared years of data; in 1805 it was Poland ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and Poland ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Poland Difference Ahead
1800s 714.4 tonnes 488,778 tonnes 488,063 tonnes Poland
1810s 2,446 tonnes 618,850 tonnes 616,404 tonnes Poland
1820s 4,763 tonnes 1.11 million tonnes 1.11 million tonnes Poland
1830s 16,776 tonnes 1.24 million tonnes 1.22 million tonnes Poland
1840s 55,063 tonnes 2.58 million tonnes 2.53 million tonnes Poland
1850s 233,143 tonnes 5.34 million tonnes 5.10 million tonnes Poland
1860s 1.01 million tonnes 11.38 million tonnes 10.38 million tonnes Poland
1870s 2.03 million tonnes 22.53 million tonnes 20.49 million tonnes Poland
1880s 4.40 million tonnes 31.71 million tonnes 27.31 million tonnes Poland
1890s 7.00 million tonnes 49.42 million tonnes 42.42 million tonnes Poland
1900s 12.72 million tonnes 73.46 million tonnes 60.74 million tonnes Poland
1910s 21.08 million tonnes 91.50 million tonnes 70.41 million tonnes Poland
1920s 25.93 million tonnes 59.35 million tonnes 33.42 million tonnes Poland
1930s 24.50 million tonnes 48.19 million tonnes 23.69 million tonnes Poland
1940s 34.79 million tonnes 133.41 million tonnes 98.62 million tonnes Poland
1950s 49.97 million tonnes 145.49 million tonnes 95.52 million tonnes Poland
1960s 63.60 million tonnes 221.56 million tonnes 157.97 million tonnes Poland
1970s 82.71 million tonnes 307.02 million tonnes 224.31 million tonnes Poland
1980s 116.42 million tonnes 367.43 million tonnes 251.02 million tonnes Poland
1990s 158.41 million tonnes 282.08 million tonnes 123.67 million tonnes Poland
2000s 198.41 million tonnes 223.99 million tonnes 25.58 million tonnes Poland
2010s 179.18 million tonnes 205.43 million tonnes 26.26 million tonnes Poland
2020s 147.59 million tonnes 158.01 million tonnes 10.41 million tonnes Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Australia or Poland?
Australia, at 142.55 million tonnes against 127.31 million tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Australia and Poland?
15.24 million tonnes, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
220 years are reported by both, from 1805 to 2024.
How do Australia and Poland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
Australia ranks 13th and Poland ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs Poland: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid, drawing on Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/annual-co2-coal/australia/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/annual-co2-coal/australia/poland/">Australia vs Poland: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.