France vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
France
19.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland
23.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
10th
Poland rank
8th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- France
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 23.64 billion tonnes against 19.18 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 4.46 billion tonnes.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 217 shared years of data; in 1802 it was France ahead.
France ranks 10th and Poland ranks 8th of 179 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, France averaged higher in 20 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 3.33 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | France |
| 1810s | 16.55 million tonnes | 7.74 million tonnes | 8.80 million tonnes | France |
| 1820s | 47.11 million tonnes | 16.58 million tonnes | 30.52 million tonnes | France |
| 1830s | 113.02 million tonnes | 28.02 million tonnes | 85.00 million tonnes | France |
| 1840s | 242.43 million tonnes | 47.44 million tonnes | 194.99 million tonnes | France |
| 1850s | 462.31 million tonnes | 85.27 million tonnes | 377.04 million tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 856.91 million tonnes | 168.36 million tonnes | 688.55 million tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1.42 billion tonnes | 344.11 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 2.15 billion tonnes | 614.58 million tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 3.08 billion tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 2.06 billion tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 4.27 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | 2.63 billion tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 5.67 billion tonnes | 2.54 billion tonnes | 3.13 billion tonnes | France |
| 1920s | 7.18 billion tonnes | 3.25 billion tonnes | 3.93 billion tonnes | France |
| 1930s | 9.20 billion tonnes | 3.77 billion tonnes | 5.43 billion tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 10.72 billion tonnes | 4.82 billion tonnes | 5.90 billion tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 12.39 billion tonnes | 6.06 billion tonnes | 6.33 billion tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 14.32 billion tonnes | 7.94 billion tonnes | 6.38 billion tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 15.86 billion tonnes | 10.59 billion tonnes | 5.28 billion tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 16.99 billion tonnes | 14.06 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 17.77 billion tonnes | 17.34 billion tonnes | 434.73 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 18.40 billion tonnes | 19.80 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | 18.89 billion tonnes | 21.96 billion tonnes | 3.07 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 2020s | 19.14 billion tonnes | 23.35 billion tonnes | 4.21 billion tonnes | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, France or Poland?
- Poland, at 23.64 billion tonnes against 19.18 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between France and Poland?
- 4.46 billion tonnes, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1802 to 2024.
- How do France and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- France ranks 10th and Poland ranks 8th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.