Italy vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Italy
86,920 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland
93,940 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Poland rank
26th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 93,940 tonnes per square kilometre against 86,920 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 7,020 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 27th and Poland ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,254 tonnes per square kilometre | 27,224 tonnes per square kilometre | 15,969 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1970s | 20,575 tonnes per square kilometre | 36,851 tonnes per square kilometre | 16,276 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1980s | 33,076 tonnes per square kilometre | 50,539 tonnes per square kilometre | 17,463 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
| 1990s | 47,081 tonnes per square kilometre | 63,586 tonnes per square kilometre | 16,505 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
| 2000s | 62,641 tonnes per square kilometre | 74,524 tonnes per square kilometre | 11,883 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
| 2010s | 77,142 tonnes per square kilometre | 85,178 tonnes per square kilometre | 8,037 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
| 2020s | 85,269 tonnes per square kilometre | 92,499 tonnes per square kilometre | 7,230 tonnes per square kilometre | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 93,940 tonnes per square kilometre against 86,920 tonnes per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Italy and Poland?
- 7,020 tonnes per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 27th and Poland ranks 26th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.