Egypt vs Poland: Methane emissions
Egypt
49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Poland
44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
36th
Poland rank
39th
Methane emissions over time
- Egypt
- Poland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Poland, a difference of 5.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Egypt ranks 36th and Poland ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1860s | 4.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1870s | 5.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1880s | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1890s | 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1900s | 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1910s | 9.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1920s | 10.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1930s | 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1940s | 13.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1950s | 16.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1960s | 24.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1970s | 25.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1980s | 38.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1990s | 48.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 2000s | 51.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 2010s | 50.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 2020s | 48.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Egypt or Poland?
- Egypt, at 49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Egypt and Poland?
- 5.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Egypt 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 methane emissions?
- Egypt ranks 36th and Poland ranks 39th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. 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.