France vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region

France
40.05 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland
29.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
8th
Poland rank
11th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time

  • France
  • Poland
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How they compare

France currently reports 40.05 billion tonnes against 29.04 billion tonnes in Poland, a difference of 11.00 billion tonnes.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Poland's.

Across all 217 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 8th and Poland ranks 11th of 215 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.

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 462.37 million tonnes 85.27 million tonnes 377.10 million tonnes France
1860s 857.41 million tonnes 168.36 million tonnes 689.05 million tonnes France
1870s 1.42 billion tonnes 344.25 million tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes France
1880s 2.16 billion tonnes 615.81 million tonnes 1.54 billion tonnes France
1890s 3.09 billion tonnes 1.03 billion tonnes 2.06 billion tonnes France
1900s 4.29 billion tonnes 1.66 billion tonnes 2.63 billion tonnes France
1910s 5.69 billion tonnes 2.60 billion tonnes 3.09 billion tonnes France
1920s 7.21 billion tonnes 3.33 billion tonnes 3.88 billion tonnes France
1930s 9.31 billion tonnes 3.87 billion tonnes 5.44 billion tonnes France
1940s 10.93 billion tonnes 4.94 billion tonnes 5.99 billion tonnes France
1950s 12.95 billion tonnes 6.22 billion tonnes 6.73 billion tonnes France
1960s 16.00 billion tonnes 8.22 billion tonnes 7.78 billion tonnes France
1970s 20.57 billion tonnes 11.29 billion tonnes 9.28 billion tonnes France
1980s 25.35 billion tonnes 15.48 billion tonnes 9.87 billion tonnes France
1990s 29.36 billion tonnes 19.48 billion tonnes 9.89 billion tonnes France
2000s 33.42 billion tonnes 22.83 billion tonnes 10.59 billion tonnes France
2010s 37.14 billion tonnes 26.08 billion tonnes 11.05 billion tonnes France
2020s 39.49 billion tonnes 28.46 billion tonnes 11.03 billion tonnes France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, France or Poland?
France, at 40.05 billion tonnes against 29.04 billion tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between France and Poland?
11.00 billion tonnes, with France 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 by world region?
France ranks 8th and Poland ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.