Australia vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Australia
34.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland
29.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
14th
Poland rank
16th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Australia
- Poland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 34.01 billion tonnes against 29.42 billion tonnes in Poland, a difference of 4.59 billion tonnes.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Australia ranks 14th and Poland ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 56.99 million tonnes | 240.80 million tonnes | 183.81 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1860s | 200.10 million tonnes | 700.27 million tonnes | 500.18 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1870s | 442.42 million tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 789.35 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 762.45 million tonnes | 1.85 billion tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 2.55 billion tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 1.76 billion tonnes | 3.43 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 2.39 billion tonnes | 4.46 billion tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 3.57 billion tonnes | 5.16 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 5.05 billion tonnes | 5.96 billion tonnes | 904.37 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 5.98 billion tonnes | 6.91 billion tonnes | 935.44 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 7.51 billion tonnes | 7.94 billion tonnes | 424.42 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 10.32 billion tonnes | 9.93 billion tonnes | 388.78 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 12.94 billion tonnes | 12.85 billion tonnes | 87.81 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.84 billion tonnes | 16.91 billion tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 18.90 billion tonnes | 20.82 billion tonnes | 1.92 billion tonnes | Poland |
| 2000s | 23.80 billion tonnes | 23.95 billion tonnes | 149.39 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | 29.59 billion tonnes | 26.77 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 33.15 billion tonnes | 28.90 billion tonnes | 4.25 billion tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Australia or Poland?
- Australia, at 34.01 billion tonnes against 29.42 billion tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Australia and Poland?
- 4.59 billion tonnes, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Australia ranks 14th and Poland ranks 16th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.