Poland vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Poland
3.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
3.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland rank
30th
Sweden rank
29th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Poland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.37 billion tonnes against 3.33 billion tonnes in Poland, a difference of 39.87 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1834 it was Sweden ahead.
Poland ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 9,902 tonnes | 9,902 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 146,188 tonnes | 168,120 tonnes | 21,933 tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.23 million tonnes | 654,272 tonnes | 573,900 tonnes | Poland |
| 1890s | 4.51 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1900s | 19.40 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | 15.16 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1910s | 56.43 million tonnes | 8.32 million tonnes | 48.12 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1920s | 76.87 million tonnes | 13.96 million tonnes | 62.91 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1930s | 91.20 million tonnes | 32.35 million tonnes | 58.86 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1940s | 103.70 million tonnes | 59.14 million tonnes | 44.56 million tonnes | Poland |
| 1950s | 122.47 million tonnes | 182.31 million tonnes | 59.84 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 196.38 million tonnes | 555.03 million tonnes | 358.65 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 457.61 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 800.99 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 921.40 million tonnes | 1.90 billion tonnes | 977.58 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 997.17 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.88 billion tonnes | 2.76 billion tonnes | 877.34 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 3.11 billion tonnes | 564.66 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.15 billion tonnes | 3.32 billion tonnes | 169.11 million tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Poland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.37 billion tonnes against 3.33 billion tonnes in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Poland and Sweden?
- 39.87 million tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1834 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Poland ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 29th 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.