Italy vs Poland: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Italy
-3.3%
in 2024
Poland
-3.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
197th
Poland rank
200th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports -3.3% against -3.7% in Poland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 76 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 197th and Poland ranks 200th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 12 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 258.7% | 8.7% | 250.0% | Italy |
| 1870s | 10.3% | 5.6% | 4.7% | Italy |
| 1880s | 10.2% | 4.4% | 5.7% | Italy |
| 1890s | 2.3% | 4.4% | 2.1% | Poland |
| 1900s | 6.7% | 4.5% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 1910s | -2.3% | -8.6% | 6.3% | Italy |
| 1920s | 9.5% | 270.2% | 260.7% | Poland |
| 1930s | 2.5% | -2.5% | 5.0% | Italy |
| 1940s | 36.4% | 24.6% | 11.8% | Italy |
| 1950s | 9.1% | 6.1% | 3.1% | Italy |
| 1960s | 11.2% | 4.5% | 6.7% | Italy |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.5% | -0.3% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -2.4% | 3.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | -0.9% | -0.4% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 2010s | -2.1% | 0.1% | 2.2% | Poland |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -2.8% | 0.7% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Italy or Poland?
- Italy, at -3.3% against -3.7% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Italy and Poland?
- 0.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Italy ranks 197th 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.