Malaysia vs Poland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Malaysia
2.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
Poland
3.3 tonnes per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
16th
Poland rank
13th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3.3 tonnes per person against 2.74 tonnes per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.56 tonnes per person.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Poland ahead.
Malaysia ranks 16th and Poland ranks 13th of 179 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0382 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.0693 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | 3.6 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.2944 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.2532 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.2051 tonnes per person | 4.9 tonnes per person | 4.7 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 5.38 tonnes per person | 5.35 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 7.12 tonnes per person | 7.11 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 9.05 tonnes per person | 9.04 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 9.95 tonnes per person | 9.87 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.3063 tonnes per person | 7.37 tonnes per person | 7.06 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.9443 tonnes per person | 5.87 tonnes per person | 4.93 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 2.15 tonnes per person | 5.37 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 2.66 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 1.46 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, Malaysia or Poland?
- Poland, at 3.3 tonnes per person against 2.74 tonnes per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Malaysia and Poland?
- 0.56 tonnes per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Poland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 16th 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.