Germany vs Poland: CO₂ emissions per capita
Germany
6.77 tonnes per person
in 2024
Poland
7.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Germany rank
43rd
Poland rank
40th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 7.08 tonnes per person against 6.77 tonnes per person in Germany, a difference of 0.31 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Poland ahead.
Germany ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 40th of 213 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 22 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.0506 tonnes per person | 0.0501 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1810s | 0.078 tonnes per person | 0.0616 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1820s | 0.1484 tonnes per person | 0.1028 tonnes per person | 0.0456 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1830s | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.1061 tonnes per person | 0.0678 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1840s | 0.3611 tonnes per person | 0.2064 tonnes per person | 0.1548 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1850s | 0.7371 tonnes per person | 0.3839 tonnes per person | 0.3533 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1860s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 0.7227 tonnes per person | 0.7977 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1870s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 1.01 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1880s | 3.45 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 4.72 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 6.26 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 7.54 tonnes per person | 3.8 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 6.99 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 4.54 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1930s | 6.8 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1940s | 6.68 tonnes per person | 4.96 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 9.57 tonnes per person | 5.6 tonnes per person | 3.97 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 12.34 tonnes per person | 7.79 tonnes per person | 4.56 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 13.5 tonnes per person | 10.88 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 13.25 tonnes per person | 11.85 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 11.78 tonnes per person | 9.44 tonnes per person | 2.34 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 10.68 tonnes per person | 8.44 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 9.67 tonnes per person | 8.5 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.51 tonnes per person | 7.84 tonnes per person | 0.325 tonnes per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Germany or Poland?
- Poland, at 7.08 tonnes per person against 6.77 tonnes per person in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Germany and Poland?
- 0.31 tonnes per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Germany ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 40th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.