Czechia vs Poland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Czechia
3.2 tonnes per person
in 2024
Poland
3.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Czechia rank
14th
Poland rank
13th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Czechia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3.3 tonnes per person against 3.2 tonnes per person in Czechia, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Poland ahead.
Czechia ranks 14th and Poland ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 15 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.3046 tonnes per person | 0.7227 tonnes per person | 0.4181 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1870s | 1.13 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 0.1253 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 2.3 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 0.7815 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1890s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1900s | 3.94 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1910s | 4.13 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | 0.46 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1920s | 3.5 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1930s | 3.42 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1940s | 5.38 tonnes per person | 4.9 tonnes per person | 0.4808 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1950s | 7.77 tonnes per person | 5.38 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1960s | 10.96 tonnes per person | 7.12 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1970s | 13.23 tonnes per person | 9.05 tonnes per person | 4.18 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1980s | 13.36 tonnes per person | 9.95 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1990s | 9.49 tonnes per person | 7.37 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 2000s | 7.97 tonnes per person | 5.87 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 2010s | 6.32 tonnes per person | 5.37 tonnes per person | 0.9515 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 2020s | 4.35 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 0.2267 tonnes per person | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Czechia or Poland?
- Poland, at 3.3 tonnes per person against 3.2 tonnes per person in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Czechia and Poland?
- 0.1 tonnes per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Poland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Poland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Czechia ranks 14th 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 from coal. 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.