Poland vs Romania: Per capita methane emissions
Poland
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland rank
69th
Romania rank
71st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Poland
- Romania
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 69th and Romania ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 16 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1860s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1870s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1890s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1900s | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1910s | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1950s | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1960s | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0558 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, Poland or Romania?
- Poland, at 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Poland and Romania?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Romania rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Poland ranks 69th and Romania ranks 71st 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.