Germany vs Poland: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Germany
-3.6%
in 2024
Poland
-3.7%
in 2024
Germany rank
199th
Poland rank
200th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Germany currently reports -3.6% against -3.7% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 119 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1801 it was Poland ahead.
Germany ranks 199th and Poland ranks 200th of 215 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 10 and Poland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 19.2% | 3.1% | 16.1% | Germany |
| 1810s | 18.2% | 6.5% | 11.7% | Germany |
| 1820s | 2.1% | 4.2% | 2.1% | Poland |
| 1830s | 8.0% | 5.3% | 2.7% | Germany |
| 1840s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 1850s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 1860s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 1870s | 4.8% | 5.6% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1880s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 1890s | 4.3% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 1900s | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 1910s | -0.9% | -8.6% | 7.7% | Germany |
| 1920s | 4.6% | 270.2% | 265.6% | Poland |
| 1930s | 2.5% | -2.5% | 5.0% | Germany |
| 1940s | 9.7% | 24.6% | 14.9% | Poland |
| 1950s | 5.9% | 6.1% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1960s | 3.4% | 4.5% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 4.2% | 3.5% | Poland |
| 1980s | -1.0% | -0.3% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1990s | -1.1% | -2.4% | 1.2% | Germany |
| 2000s | -1.2% | -0.4% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 2010s | -1.0% | 0.1% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | -4.0% | -2.8% | 1.3% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Germany or Poland?
- Germany, at -3.6% against -3.7% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Germany and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1801 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Germany ranks 199th and Poland ranks 200th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.