Poland vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Poland
8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland rank
33rd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
30th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Poland
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Poland ranks 33rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 30th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 16 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1860s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1870s | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1890s | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1900s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1910s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1920s | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1930s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1940s | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1950s | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1960s | 11.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 15.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 15.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 9.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 9.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Poland or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 8.28 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Poland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Poland ranks 33rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 30th of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.