Japan vs Poland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Japan
3.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Poland
3.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Japan rank
15th
Poland rank
13th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3.3 tonnes per person against 3.08 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.22 tonnes per person.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Poland ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.9346 tonnes per person | 0.9342 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1870s | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.23 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.0869 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.2601 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.6035 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1910s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | 2.61 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.46 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 0.2399 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1940s | 1.43 tonnes per person | 4.9 tonnes per person | 3.47 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 5.38 tonnes per person | 4.1 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes per person | 7.12 tonnes per person | 5.43 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.85 tonnes per person | 9.05 tonnes per person | 7.21 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.1 tonnes per person | 9.95 tonnes per person | 7.85 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.58 tonnes per person | 7.37 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 3.18 tonnes per person | 5.87 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 3.52 tonnes per person | 5.37 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 3.18 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 0.9402 tonnes per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Japan or Poland?
- Poland, at 3.3 tonnes per person against 3.08 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Japan and Poland?
- 0.22 tonnes per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Japan ranks 15th 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.