Belarus vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Belarus
3.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland
3.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
31st
Poland rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Belarus
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3.33 billion tonnes against 3.03 billion tonnes in Belarus, a difference of 300.52 million tonnes.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Poland ahead.
Belarus ranks 31st and Poland ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 14 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 28,056 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 28,056 tonnes | Belarus |
| 1870s | 358,663 tonnes | 146,188 tonnes | 212,475 tonnes | Belarus |
| 1880s | 2.72 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1890s | 9.49 million tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | 4.98 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1900s | 24.71 million tonnes | 19.40 million tonnes | 5.31 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1910s | 45.17 million tonnes | 56.43 million tonnes | 11.26 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 59.24 million tonnes | 76.87 million tonnes | 17.63 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 96.96 million tonnes | 91.20 million tonnes | 5.76 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1940s | 172.08 million tonnes | 103.70 million tonnes | 68.38 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1950s | 303.11 million tonnes | 122.47 million tonnes | 180.65 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1960s | 599.25 million tonnes | 196.38 million tonnes | 402.87 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1970s | 1.12 billion tonnes | 457.61 million tonnes | 660.62 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.86 billion tonnes | 921.40 million tonnes | 938.07 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1990s | 2.47 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Belarus |
| 2000s | 2.69 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | 804.89 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2.86 billion tonnes | 2.54 billion tonnes | 322.58 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2020s | 3.00 billion tonnes | 3.15 billion tonnes | 153.98 million tonnes | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belarus or Poland?
- Poland, at 3.33 billion tonnes against 3.03 billion tonnes in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belarus and Poland?
- 300.52 million tonnes, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Poland?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Belarus ranks 31st and Poland ranks 30th 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.