Japan vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Japan
25.17 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland
23.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
7th
Poland rank
8th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 25.17 billion tonnes against 23.64 billion tonnes in Poland, a difference of 1.52 billion tonnes.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Poland ranks 8th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 20,152 tonnes | 219.54 million tonnes | 219.52 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1870s | 2.65 million tonnes | 344.11 million tonnes | 341.45 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 23.96 million tonnes | 614.58 million tonnes | 590.62 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 93.29 million tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | 930.75 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 292.08 million tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 715.10 million tonnes | 2.54 billion tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.42 billion tonnes | 3.25 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 2.30 billion tonnes | 3.77 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 3.50 billion tonnes | 4.82 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 4.53 billion tonnes | 6.06 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 5.97 billion tonnes | 7.94 billion tonnes | 1.97 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 7.96 billion tonnes | 10.59 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 10.22 billion tonnes | 14.06 billion tonnes | 3.84 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 13.15 billion tonnes | 17.34 billion tonnes | 4.19 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 2000s | 16.82 billion tonnes | 19.80 billion tonnes | 2.98 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | 21.16 billion tonnes | 21.96 billion tonnes | 794.81 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2020s | 24.38 billion tonnes | 23.35 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 25.17 billion tonnes against 23.64 billion tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Japan and Poland?
- 1.52 billion tonnes, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Japan ranks 7th 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.