Greece vs Poland: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Greece
6.56 tonnes per person
in 2023
Poland
7.06 tonnes per person
in 2023
Greece rank
45th
Poland rank
42nd
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Greece
- Poland
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 consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, 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 consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita 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 consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial 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
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.