Italy vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Italy
410.49 million tonnes
in 2024
Poland
435.76 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
114th
Poland rank
112th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 435.76 million tonnes against 410.49 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 25.27 million tonnes.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Italy ranks 114th and Poland ranks 112th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 149.24 million tonnes | 215.69 million tonnes | 66.45 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1860s | 382.38 million tonnes | 592.07 million tonnes | 209.69 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1870s | 563.88 million tonnes | 947.67 million tonnes | 383.79 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 815.74 million tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | 476.64 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 1.12 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | 467.44 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | 435.46 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 1.92 billion tonnes | 311.83 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.84 billion tonnes | 1.89 billion tonnes | 43.67 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 2.15 billion tonnes | 103.44 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 189.09 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 2.36 billion tonnes | 1.78 billion tonnes | 579.20 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 2.40 billion tonnes | 1.77 billion tonnes | 629.56 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.09 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 457.47 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.69 billion tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | 193.07 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | 108.31 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2000s | 959.55 million tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 222.09 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | 601.37 million tonnes | 745.76 million tonnes | 144.40 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2020s | 431.11 million tonnes | 495.55 million tonnes | 64.44 million tonnes | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 435.76 million tonnes against 410.49 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Italy and Poland?
- 25.27 million tonnes, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Italy ranks 114th and Poland ranks 112th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.