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