Germany vs Poland: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Germany
6.71 tonnes per person
in 2024
Poland
6.33 tonnes per person
in 2024
Germany rank
43rd
Poland rank
46th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6.71 tonnes per person against 6.33 tonnes per person in Poland, a difference of 0.38 tonnes per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Germany ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 15 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1860s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | 0.9536 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1870s | 2.73 tonnes per person | 3.27 tonnes per person | 0.5396 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 3.8 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | 0.6898 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1890s | 5.07 tonnes per person | 3.26 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1900s | 6.83 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 2.87 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1910s | 7.78 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | 4.37 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1920s | 7.15 tonnes per person | 3.21 tonnes per person | 3.94 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1930s | 7.02 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1940s | 6.82 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1950s | 9.09 tonnes per person | 5.34 tonnes per person | 3.75 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1960s | 11.69 tonnes per person | 7.54 tonnes per person | 4.15 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 13.05 tonnes per person | 10.42 tonnes per person | 2.64 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1980s | 12.92 tonnes per person | 11.54 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 1990s | 11.57 tonnes per person | 9.24 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2000s | 10.54 tonnes per person | 7.44 tonnes per person | 3.1 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2010s | 9.61 tonnes per person | 7.45 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.46 tonnes per person | 7.06 tonnes per person | 0.4027 tonnes per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Germany or Poland?
- Germany, at 6.71 tonnes per person against 6.33 tonnes per person in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Germany and Poland?
- 0.38 tonnes per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Germany ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 46th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.