Denmark vs Poland: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Denmark
0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland
0.7365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
26th
Poland rank
28th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Denmark
- Poland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland, a difference of 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 26th and Poland ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.8907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.8339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Denmark or Poland?
- Denmark, at 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Denmark and Poland?
- 0.0483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Poland ranks 28th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.