Belgium vs Poland: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Belgium
8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland
8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
32nd
Poland rank
33rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland, a difference of 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 16 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1870s | 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1880s | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1890s | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1900s | 8.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1910s | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1920s | 10.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1930s | 10.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1940s | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1950s | 11.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1960s | 13.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1970s | 15.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1980s | 12.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 13.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 12.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 10.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Belgium or Poland?
- Belgium, at 8.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Belgium and Poland?
- 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Belgium ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.