Belgium vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Belgium
1.46 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland
1.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
34th
Poland rank
36th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.46 billion tonnes against 1.33 billion tonnes in Poland, a difference of 125.21 million tonnes.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 196 shared years of data; in 1802 it was Poland ahead.
Belgium ranks 34th and Poland ranks 36th of 146 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | 3.27 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 9.77 million tonnes | 9.77 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 13.03 million tonnes | 13.03 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 299,715 tonnes | 17.93 million tonnes | 17.63 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.35 million tonnes | 37.15 million tonnes | 34.79 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 90.25 million tonnes | 130.02 million tonnes | 39.77 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 270.63 million tonnes | 300.63 million tonnes | 30.00 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 471.14 million tonnes | 487.15 million tonnes | 16.02 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2000s | 786.85 million tonnes | 710.46 million tonnes | 76.38 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.14 billion tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 140.95 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 139.69 million tonnes | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Belgium or Poland?
- Belgium, at 1.46 billion tonnes against 1.33 billion tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Belgium and Poland?
- 125.21 million tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1802 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Belgium ranks 34th and Poland ranks 36th of 146 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 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.