Czechia vs Poland: Per capita methane emissions
Czechia
1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Czechia rank
67th
Poland rank
69th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Czechia
- Poland
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Czechia ranks 67th and Poland ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1860s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1870s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1890s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1900s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1910s | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1920s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1930s | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1940s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Czechia |
| 1950s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Czechia or Poland?
- Czechia, at 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Czechia and Poland?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Poland rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Czechia ranks 67th and Poland ranks 69th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.