Estonia vs Poland: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Estonia
3.34 tonnes per person
in 2024
Poland
3.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
12th
Poland rank
13th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Estonia
- Poland
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 3.34 tonnes per person against 3.3 tonnes per person in Poland, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Poland ahead.
Estonia ranks 12th and Poland ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 9 and Poland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.086 tonnes per person | 0.0855 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1850s | 0.007 tonnes per person | 0.4187 tonnes per person | 0.4117 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1860s | 0.0292 tonnes per person | 0.7227 tonnes per person | 0.6935 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1870s | 0.1103 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.2236 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.4062 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.7318 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 2.19 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.7771 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.4924 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 1.87 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1930s | 2.27 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 0.5683 tonnes per person | Estonia |
| 1940s | 3.34 tonnes per person | 4.9 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1950s | 7.62 tonnes per person | 5.38 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | Estonia |
| 1960s | 11.13 tonnes per person | 7.12 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 14.08 tonnes per person | 9.05 tonnes per person | 5.03 tonnes per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 15.82 tonnes per person | 9.95 tonnes per person | 5.87 tonnes per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 10.36 tonnes per person | 7.37 tonnes per person | 2.99 tonnes per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 8.49 tonnes per person | 5.87 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 9.72 tonnes per person | 5.37 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 4.36 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 0.2375 tonnes per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Estonia or Poland?
- Estonia, at 3.34 tonnes per person against 3.3 tonnes per person in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Estonia and Poland?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Poland?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Poland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Estonia ranks 12th and Poland ranks 13th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.