Poland vs Taiwan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Poland
3.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
3.44 billion tonnes
in 2024
Poland rank
30th
Taiwan rank
28th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Poland
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 3.44 billion tonnes against 3.33 billion tonnes in Poland, a difference of 106.23 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 30th and Taiwan ranks 28th of 215 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 11 and Taiwan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Taiwan Difference Ahead
1890s 6.64 million tonnes 0 tonnes 6.64 million tonnes Poland
1900s 19.40 million tonnes 0 tonnes 19.40 million tonnes Poland
1910s 56.43 million tonnes 0 tonnes 56.43 million tonnes Poland
1920s 76.87 million tonnes 0 tonnes 76.87 million tonnes Poland
1930s 91.20 million tonnes 6,962 tonnes 91.20 million tonnes Poland
1940s 103.70 million tonnes 100,761 tonnes 103.60 million tonnes Poland
1950s 122.47 million tonnes 5.93 million tonnes 116.54 million tonnes Poland
1960s 196.38 million tonnes 33.88 million tonnes 162.50 million tonnes Poland
1970s 457.61 million tonnes 205.43 million tonnes 252.19 million tonnes Poland
1980s 921.40 million tonnes 659.28 million tonnes 262.11 million tonnes Poland
1990s 1.35 billion tonnes 1.30 billion tonnes 49.76 million tonnes Poland
2000s 1.88 billion tonnes 2.16 billion tonnes 273.46 million tonnes Taiwan
2010s 2.54 billion tonnes 2.89 billion tonnes 349.01 million tonnes Taiwan
2020s 3.15 billion tonnes 3.33 billion tonnes 183.71 million tonnes Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Poland or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 3.44 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 Taiwan?
106.23 million tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Taiwan?
129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
How do Poland and Taiwan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Poland ranks 30th and Taiwan ranks 28th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.