Poland vs Venezuela: Methane emissions
Poland
44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Venezuela
47.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Poland rank
39th
Venezuela rank
37th
Methane emissions over time
- Poland
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 47.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Poland, a difference of 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 39th and Venezuela ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 11 and Venezuela in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 19.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1860s | 22.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1870s | 26.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1880s | 29.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1890s | 33.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1900s | 36.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1910s | 36.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1920s | 32.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 33.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 40.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 64.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 119.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1970s | 161.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1980s | 151.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 108.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 1990s | 98.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Poland |
| 2000s | 64.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 50.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 66.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 45.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Poland or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 47.63 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 Venezuela?
- 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Venezuela rank globally for methane emissions?
- Poland ranks 39th and Venezuela ranks 37th 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.