Egypt vs Poland: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Egypt
22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Poland
26.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
26th
Poland rank
23rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Egypt
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 26.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Egypt, a difference of 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 26th and Poland ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 303,216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1860s | 324,691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1870s | 398,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1880s | 510,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1890s | 572,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1900s | 641,798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1910s | 824,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1940s | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1950s | 5.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1960s | 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1970s | 8.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1980s | 10.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1990s | 14.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 2000s | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 2010s | 22.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 2020s | 22.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Egypt or Poland?
- Poland, at 26.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Egypt and Poland?
- 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Poland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Egypt ranks 26th and Poland ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.