Poland vs Ukraine: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Poland
29.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ukraine
31.24 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland rank
11th
Ukraine rank
10th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Poland
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 31.24 billion tonnes against 29.04 billion tonnes in Poland, a difference of 2.19 billion tonnes.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 11th and Ukraine ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 14 and Ukraine in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 24.34 million tonnes | 9,063 tonnes | 24.33 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1850s | 92.24 million tonnes | 158,143 tonnes | 92.08 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1860s | 168.36 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 166.79 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1870s | 344.25 million tonnes | 10.06 million tonnes | 334.20 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 615.81 million tonnes | 36.18 million tonnes | 579.63 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 93.16 million tonnes | 935.39 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 1.66 billion tonnes | 220.16 million tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 2.60 billion tonnes | 405.64 million tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 3.33 billion tonnes | 529.84 million tonnes | 2.80 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 3.87 billion tonnes | 869.82 million tonnes | 3.00 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 4.94 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 3.36 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 6.22 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | 3.29 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 8.22 billion tonnes | 5.75 billion tonnes | 2.47 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 11.29 billion tonnes | 10.41 billion tonnes | 877.63 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 15.48 billion tonnes | 16.93 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 19.48 billion tonnes | 23.03 billion tonnes | 3.55 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 22.83 billion tonnes | 26.39 billion tonnes | 3.56 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 26.08 billion tonnes | 29.32 billion tonnes | 3.23 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 28.46 billion tonnes | 30.94 billion tonnes | 2.48 billion tonnes | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Poland or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 31.24 billion tonnes against 29.04 billion tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Poland and Ukraine?
- 2.19 billion tonnes, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Ukraine?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Ukraine rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Poland ranks 11th and Ukraine ranks 10th 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.