Poland vs United States: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Poland
0.7365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States
0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland rank
28th
United States rank
30th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Poland
- United States
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.7365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United States, a difference of 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Poland ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1970s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.9676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Poland or United States?
- Poland, at 0.7365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Poland and United States?
- 0.0318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Poland and United States rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Poland ranks 28th and United States ranks 30th 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.