Italy vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Italy
26.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland
29.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
12th
Poland rank
11th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 29.04 billion tonnes against 26.01 billion tonnes in Italy, a difference of 3.04 billion tonnes.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 165 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 12th and Poland ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 5.52 million tonnes | 168.36 million tonnes | 162.84 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1870s | 28.77 million tonnes | 344.25 million tonnes | 315.48 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 83.62 million tonnes | 615.81 million tonnes | 532.19 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 189.57 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 838.99 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 334.53 million tonnes | 1.66 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 570.25 million tonnes | 2.60 billion tonnes | 2.02 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 817.75 million tonnes | 3.33 billion tonnes | 2.51 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 3.87 billion tonnes | 2.69 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 1.53 billion tonnes | 4.94 billion tonnes | 3.42 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.98 billion tonnes | 6.22 billion tonnes | 4.24 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 3.22 billion tonnes | 8.22 billion tonnes | 5.00 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 6.05 billion tonnes | 11.29 billion tonnes | 5.24 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 9.73 billion tonnes | 15.48 billion tonnes | 5.75 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 13.85 billion tonnes | 19.48 billion tonnes | 5.63 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 2000s | 18.52 billion tonnes | 22.83 billion tonnes | 4.30 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | 22.81 billion tonnes | 26.08 billion tonnes | 3.27 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 2020s | 25.37 billion tonnes | 28.46 billion tonnes | 3.09 billion tonnes | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 29.04 billion tonnes against 26.01 billion tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Italy and Poland?
- 3.04 billion tonnes, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Italy ranks 12th 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
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.