Australia vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Australia
736.91 tonnes per person
in 2024
Poland
794.43 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Poland rank
16th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Poland
200400600800196019922024

How they compare

Poland currently reports 794.43 tonnes per person against 736.91 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 57.52 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.

Australia ranks 19th and Poland ranks 16th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 240.22 tonnes per person 263.3 tonnes per person 23.07 tonnes per person Poland
1970s 302.11 tonnes per person 332.54 tonnes per person 30.42 tonnes per person Poland
1980s 389.71 tonnes per person 418.64 tonnes per person 28.93 tonnes per person Poland
1990s 489.7 tonnes per person 505.86 tonnes per person 16.16 tonnes per person Poland
2000s 606.74 tonnes per person 597.86 tonnes per person 8.89 tonnes per person Australia
2010s 686.35 tonnes per person 686.2 tonnes per person 0.1454 tonnes per person Australia
2020s 734.2 tonnes per person 771.26 tonnes per person 37.06 tonnes per person Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Australia or Poland?
Poland, at 794.43 tonnes per person against 736.91 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Australia and Poland?
57.52 tonnes per person, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Australia ranks 19th and Poland ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.