Poland vs Spain: Methane emissions
Poland
44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Spain
44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Poland rank
39th
Spain rank
38th
Methane emissions over time
- Poland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Poland, a difference of 92,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 39th and Spain ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 19.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1860s | 22.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1870s | 26.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1880s | 29.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1890s | 33.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1900s | 36.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1910s | 36.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1920s | 32.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1930s | 33.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1940s | 40.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1950s | 64.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1960s | 119.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1970s | 161.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1980s | 151.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1990s | 98.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 2000s | 64.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 2010s | 50.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 2020s | 45.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 626,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Poland or Spain?
- Spain, at 44.59 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 Poland and Spain?
- 92,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Spain rank globally for methane emissions?
- Poland ranks 39th and Spain ranks 38th 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.