North Korea vs Poland: emissions of air pollutants

North Korea
2.27 million tonnes
in 2022
Poland
2.38 million tonnes
in 2022
North Korea rank
31st
Poland rank
29th

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • North Korea
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 2.38 million tonnes against 2.27 million tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 111,740 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 31st and Poland ranks 29th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 16 and Poland in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Poland Difference Ahead
1750s 2.42 million tonnes 1.43 million tonnes 992,486 tonnes North Korea
1760s 2.43 million tonnes 1.49 million tonnes 936,159 tonnes North Korea
1770s 2.44 million tonnes 1.56 million tonnes 875,351 tonnes North Korea
1780s 2.45 million tonnes 1.64 million tonnes 811,834 tonnes North Korea
1790s 2.46 million tonnes 1.71 million tonnes 748,034 tonnes North Korea
1800s 2.46 million tonnes 1.78 million tonnes 677,847 tonnes North Korea
1810s 2.47 million tonnes 1.86 million tonnes 607,926 tonnes North Korea
1820s 2.47 million tonnes 1.95 million tonnes 521,419 tonnes North Korea
1830s 2.46 million tonnes 2.07 million tonnes 392,795 tonnes North Korea
1840s 2.44 million tonnes 2.23 million tonnes 209,504 tonnes North Korea
1850s 2.42 million tonnes 2.46 million tonnes 40,081 tonnes Poland
1860s 2.42 million tonnes 2.78 million tonnes 362,653 tonnes Poland
1870s 2.45 million tonnes 3.15 million tonnes 695,060 tonnes Poland
1880s 2.48 million tonnes 3.50 million tonnes 1.03 million tonnes Poland
1890s 2.44 million tonnes 3.80 million tonnes 1.36 million tonnes Poland
1900s 2.40 million tonnes 3.97 million tonnes 1.57 million tonnes Poland
1910s 2.36 million tonnes 3.79 million tonnes 1.43 million tonnes Poland
1920s 2.56 million tonnes 3.41 million tonnes 844,549 tonnes Poland
1930s 2.94 million tonnes 2.52 million tonnes 420,812 tonnes North Korea
1940s 2.21 million tonnes 3.33 million tonnes 1.12 million tonnes Poland
1950s 1.87 million tonnes 2.75 million tonnes 885,026 tonnes Poland
1960s 5.14 million tonnes 3.13 million tonnes 2.01 million tonnes North Korea
1970s 12.16 million tonnes 4.10 million tonnes 8.06 million tonnes North Korea
1980s 18.60 million tonnes 5.00 million tonnes 13.60 million tonnes North Korea
1990s 10.01 million tonnes 4.37 million tonnes 5.65 million tonnes North Korea
2000s 5.10 million tonnes 3.15 million tonnes 1.95 million tonnes North Korea
2010s 2.84 million tonnes 3.00 million tonnes 166,474 tonnes Poland
2020s 2.39 million tonnes 2.49 million tonnes 101,540 tonnes Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, North Korea or Poland?
Poland, at 2.38 million tonnes against 2.27 million tonnes in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants between North Korea and Poland?
111,740 tonnes, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Poland?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do North Korea and Poland rank globally for emissions of air pollutants?
North Korea ranks 31st and Poland ranks 29th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
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