Norway vs Poland: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Norway
-4.3%
in 2024
Poland
-3.7%
in 2024
Norway rank
203rd
Poland rank
200th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Norway
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports -3.7% against -4.3% in Norway, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 112 times across 192 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Poland ahead.
Norway ranks 203rd and Poland ranks 200th of 215 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 12 and Poland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -5.7% | 5.3% | 10.9% | Poland |
| 1840s | 12.1% | 6.2% | 6.0% | Norway |
| 1850s | 12.9% | 9.3% | 3.6% | Norway |
| 1860s | 6.5% | 8.3% | 1.9% | Poland |
| 1870s | 8.5% | 5.6% | 3.0% | Norway |
| 1880s | 7.1% | 4.4% | 2.6% | Norway |
| 1890s | 6.5% | 4.4% | 2.1% | Norway |
| 1900s | 3.8% | 4.5% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1910s | 2.4% | -8.6% | 11.0% | Norway |
| 1920s | 10.3% | 270.2% | 259.9% | Poland |
| 1930s | 3.2% | -2.5% | 5.7% | Norway |
| 1940s | 3.6% | 24.6% | 21.0% | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 6.1% | 4.4% | Poland |
| 1960s | 6.7% | 4.5% | 2.2% | Norway |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.3% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.3% | -2.4% | 4.7% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -0.4% | 0.5% | Norway |
| 2010s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | -2.8% | -2.8% | 0.0% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Norway or Poland?
- Poland, at -3.7% against -4.3% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Norway and Poland?
- 0.6%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
- 192 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Poland rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Norway ranks 203rd 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.