Greece vs Poland: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Greece
6.56 tonnes per person
in 2023
Poland
7.06 tonnes per person
in 2023
Greece rank
45th
Poland rank
42nd

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Greece
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 7.06 tonnes per person against 6.56 tonnes per person in Greece, a difference of 0.5 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 45th and Poland ranks 42nd of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 9.52 tonnes per person 8.5 tonnes per person 1.02 tonnes per person Greece
2000s 11.09 tonnes per person 7.88 tonnes per person 3.21 tonnes per person Greece
2010s 7.83 tonnes per person 8.21 tonnes per person 0.3817 tonnes per person Poland
2020s 6.65 tonnes per person 7.67 tonnes per person 1.02 tonnes per person Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Greece or Poland?
Poland, at 7.06 tonnes per person against 6.56 tonnes per person in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Greece and Poland?
0.5 tonnes per person, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Greece and Poland rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Greece ranks 45th and Poland ranks 42nd of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.