Poland vs United States: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Poland
0.2558 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
United States
0.2593 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Poland rank
53rd
United States rank
52nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Poland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2558 kilograms per international-$ in Poland, a difference of 0.0035 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 53rd and United States ranks 52nd of 164 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 12 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0876 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.058 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 1850s | 0.2501 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2311 kilograms per international-$ | 0.019 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 1870s | 0.6273 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5103 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1171 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.8311 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9539 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1227 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1900s | 0.9473 kilograms per international-$ | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1343 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1910s | 1.44 kilograms per international-$ | 1.45 kilograms per international-$ | 0.007 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1920s | 0.9178 kilograms per international-$ | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 0.559 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1930s | 0.6004 kilograms per international-$ | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6378 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1940s | 1.13 kilograms per international-$ | 1.1 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0295 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9701 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2949 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.3 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8352 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4687 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | 0.809 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4379 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.32 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5983 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | 0.519 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5098 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.5456 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4207 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1249 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.3511 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0274 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.2708 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2608 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0101 kilograms per international-$ | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Poland or United States?
- United States, at 0.2593 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 Poland and United States?
- 0.0035 kilograms per international-$, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2022.
- How do Poland and United States rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Poland ranks 53rd and United States ranks 52nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).