Poland vs United Kingdom: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Poland
0.0421 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.038 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland rank
31st
United Kingdom rank
33rd

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Poland
  • United Kingdom
0.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0421 kt per square kilometre against 0.038 kt per square kilometre in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0041 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Poland ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0391 kt per square kilometre 0.0736 kt per square kilometre 0.0345 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 0.0557 kt per square kilometre 0.0803 kt per square kilometre 0.0246 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0.0495 kt per square kilometre 0.0732 kt per square kilometre 0.0237 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0.0348 kt per square kilometre 0.0658 kt per square kilometre 0.031 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0.0367 kt per square kilometre 0.0622 kt per square kilometre 0.0255 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0449 kt per square kilometre 0.0484 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0465 kt per square kilometre 0.0433 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Poland or United Kingdom?
Poland, at 0.0421 kt per square kilometre against 0.038 kt per square kilometre in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Poland and United Kingdom?
0.0041 kt per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Poland and United Kingdom rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Poland ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.