India vs Poland: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

India
0.2702 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Poland
0.2558 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
India rank
50th
Poland rank
53rd

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • India
  • Poland
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How they compare

India currently reports 0.2702 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2558 kilograms per international-$ in Poland, a difference of 0.0144 kilograms per international-$.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 90 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Poland ahead.

India ranks 50th and Poland ranks 53rd of 164 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Poland Difference Ahead
1890s 0.017 kilograms per international-$ 0.8311 kilograms per international-$ 0.8141 kilograms per international-$ Poland
1900s 0.0439 kilograms per international-$ 0.9473 kilograms per international-$ 0.9034 kilograms per international-$ Poland
1910s 0.0833 kilograms per international-$ 1.44 kilograms per international-$ 1.36 kilograms per international-$ Poland
1920s 0.1103 kilograms per international-$ 0.9178 kilograms per international-$ 0.8075 kilograms per international-$ Poland
1930s 0.1041 kilograms per international-$ 0.6004 kilograms per international-$ 0.4962 kilograms per international-$ Poland
1940s 0.1569 kilograms per international-$ 1.13 kilograms per international-$ 0.9771 kilograms per international-$ Poland
1950s 0.186 kilograms per international-$ 1.27 kilograms per international-$ 1.08 kilograms per international-$ Poland
1960s 0.2429 kilograms per international-$ 1.3 kilograms per international-$ 1.06 kilograms per international-$ Poland
1970s 0.2679 kilograms per international-$ 1.25 kilograms per international-$ 0.979 kilograms per international-$ Poland
1980s 0.3039 kilograms per international-$ 1.32 kilograms per international-$ 1.02 kilograms per international-$ Poland
1990s 0.3476 kilograms per international-$ 1.03 kilograms per international-$ 0.6812 kilograms per international-$ Poland
2000s 0.3284 kilograms per international-$ 0.5456 kilograms per international-$ 0.2173 kilograms per international-$ Poland
2010s 0.2996 kilograms per international-$ 0.3511 kilograms per international-$ 0.0515 kilograms per international-$ Poland
2020s 0.2714 kilograms per international-$ 0.2708 kilograms per international-$ 0.0005 kilograms per international-$ India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, India or Poland?
India, at 0.2702 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2558 kilograms per international-$ in Poland as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between India and Poland?
0.0144 kilograms per international-$, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Poland?
90 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2022.
How do India and Poland rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
India ranks 50th and Poland ranks 53rd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).