India vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
India
42.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland
23.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
6th
Poland rank
8th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- India
- Poland
How they compare
India currently reports 42.71 billion tonnes against 23.64 billion tonnes in Poland, a difference of 19.07 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.8 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Poland ahead.
India ranks 6th and Poland ranks 8th of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 712,720 tonnes | 109.96 million tonnes | 109.25 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1860s | 3.34 million tonnes | 149.70 million tonnes | 146.36 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1870s | 7.69 million tonnes | 439.42 million tonnes | 431.74 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 20.32 million tonnes | 614.58 million tonnes | 594.26 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 59.86 million tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 964.18 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 166.44 million tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 393.25 million tonnes | 2.54 billion tonnes | 2.15 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 730.36 million tonnes | 3.25 billion tonnes | 2.52 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.11 billion tonnes | 3.77 billion tonnes | 2.65 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 4.82 billion tonnes | 3.24 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 2.14 billion tonnes | 6.06 billion tonnes | 3.92 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 3.03 billion tonnes | 7.94 billion tonnes | 4.91 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 4.34 billion tonnes | 10.59 billion tonnes | 6.25 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 6.36 billion tonnes | 14.06 billion tonnes | 7.70 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 10.03 billion tonnes | 17.34 billion tonnes | 7.31 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 2000s | 15.91 billion tonnes | 19.80 billion tonnes | 3.89 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | 26.55 billion tonnes | 21.96 billion tonnes | 4.59 billion tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 38.71 billion tonnes | 23.35 billion tonnes | 15.36 billion tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, India or Poland?
- India, at 42.71 billion tonnes against 23.64 billion tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between India and Poland?
- 19.07 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Poland?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do India and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- India ranks 6th 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.