What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Egypt and Poland?

14.01 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Poland?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Egypt vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Egypt

140.21 million tonnes

in 2024

Poland

126.21 million tonnes

in 2024

Egypt rank

29th

Poland rank

31st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

Egypt
Poland

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 140.21 million tonnes against 126.21 million tonnes in Poland, a difference of 14.01 million tonnes.

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

Across all 31 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 29th and Poland ranks 31st of 215 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	34.27 million tonnes	21.50 million tonnes	12.77 million tonnes	Egypt
2000s	62.33 million tonnes	47.04 million tonnes	15.29 million tonnes	Egypt
2010s	100.53 million tonnes	85.79 million tonnes	14.74 million tonnes	Egypt
2020s	133.39 million tonnes	118.73 million tonnes	14.66 million tonnes	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Egypt or Poland?: Egypt, at 140.21 million tonnes against 126.21 million tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Egypt and Poland?: 14.01 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Poland?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?: Egypt ranks 29th and Poland ranks 31st 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 from flaring. 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 from flaring
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, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.