Belgium vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Belgium
3.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland
3.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
27th
Poland rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.55 billion tonnes against 3.33 billion tonnes in Poland, a difference of 219.29 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 27th and Poland ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 9.
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 | 146,188 tonnes | 146,188 tonnes | Poland |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | 4.51 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 19.40 million tonnes | 19.40 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 836,122 tonnes | 56.43 million tonnes | 55.60 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 5.01 million tonnes | 76.87 million tonnes | 71.85 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 26.07 million tonnes | 91.20 million tonnes | 65.13 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 41.61 million tonnes | 103.70 million tonnes | 62.09 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 112.73 million tonnes | 122.47 million tonnes | 9.74 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 357.10 million tonnes | 196.38 million tonnes | 160.72 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1970s | 934.16 million tonnes | 457.61 million tonnes | 476.55 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.52 billion tonnes | 921.40 million tonnes | 598.09 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 1990s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 695.26 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | 740.05 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.14 billion tonnes | 2.54 billion tonnes | 594.90 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.47 billion tonnes | 3.15 billion tonnes | 318.35 million tonnes | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belgium or Poland?
- Belgium, at 3.55 billion tonnes against 3.33 billion tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belgium and Poland?
- 219.29 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 oil?
- Belgium ranks 27th 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.