What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by source between Italy and Poland?

2.19 million tonnes, with Poland ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source

Italy

161.14 million tonnes

in 2024

Poland

163.33 million tonnes

in 2024

Italy rank

9th

Poland rank

8th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by source over time

Italy
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 163.33 million tonnes against 161.14 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 2.19 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.

Italy ranks 9th and Poland ranks 8th of 46 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.92 million tonnes	26.39 million tonnes	3.52 million tonnes	Italy
2000s	84.43 million tonnes	72.97 million tonnes	11.46 million tonnes	Italy
2010s	130.47 million tonnes	117.26 million tonnes	13.21 million tonnes	Italy
2020s	154.96 million tonnes	153.67 million tonnes	1.29 million tonnes	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by source, Italy or Poland?: Poland, at 163.33 million tonnes against 161.14 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by source between Italy and Poland?: 2.19 million tonnes, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by source?: Italy ranks 9th and Poland ranks 8th of 46 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 source. 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 source
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: 46 places, 1,734 data points, 1904–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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