Malaysia vs Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Malaysia
2.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland
3.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
33rd
Poland rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Malaysia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3.33 billion tonnes against 2.93 billion tonnes in Malaysia, a difference of 398.94 million tonnes.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 134 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Poland ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 538,242 tonnes | 57.56 million tonnes | 57.02 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 8.71 million tonnes | 76.87 million tonnes | 68.16 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 24.58 million tonnes | 91.20 million tonnes | 66.62 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 28.67 million tonnes | 103.70 million tonnes | 75.03 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 57.81 million tonnes | 122.47 million tonnes | 64.65 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1960s | 112.08 million tonnes | 196.38 million tonnes | 84.30 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1970s | 235.89 million tonnes | 457.61 million tonnes | 221.72 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1980s | 464.47 million tonnes | 921.40 million tonnes | 456.92 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1990s | 857.04 million tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 492.68 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 1.88 billion tonnes | 424.94 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2010s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.54 billion tonnes | 350.96 million tonnes | Poland |
| 2020s | 2.78 billion tonnes | 3.15 billion tonnes | 369.33 million tonnes | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Malaysia or Poland?
- Poland, at 3.33 billion tonnes against 2.93 billion tonnes in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Malaysia and Poland?
- 398.94 million tonnes, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Poland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd 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.