Czechia vs Poland: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Czechia
7.04 tonnes per person
in 2024
Poland
7.08 tonnes per person
in 2024
Czechia rank
41st
Poland rank
40th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Czechia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 7.08 tonnes per person against 7.04 tonnes per person in Czechia, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Poland ahead.
Czechia ranks 41st and Poland ranks 40th of 213 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 15 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.3046 tonnes per person | 0.7227 tonnes per person | 0.4181 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1870s | 1.13 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 0.1277 tonnes per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 2.3 tonnes per person | 1.53 tonnes per person | 0.774 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1890s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1900s | 3.94 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | 0.9094 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1910s | 4.13 tonnes per person | 3.8 tonnes per person | 0.3327 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1920s | 3.51 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1930s | 3.45 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1940s | 5.41 tonnes per person | 4.96 tonnes per person | 0.4508 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1950s | 8.14 tonnes per person | 5.6 tonnes per person | 2.54 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1960s | 12.33 tonnes per person | 7.79 tonnes per person | 4.54 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1970s | 17.18 tonnes per person | 10.88 tonnes per person | 6.3 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1980s | 17.71 tonnes per person | 11.85 tonnes per person | 5.86 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 1990s | 13.32 tonnes per person | 9.44 tonnes per person | 3.88 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 2000s | 12.17 tonnes per person | 8.44 tonnes per person | 3.73 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 2010s | 10.28 tonnes per person | 8.5 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | Czechia |
| 2020s | 8.3 tonnes per person | 7.84 tonnes per person | 0.4628 tonnes per person | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Czechia or Poland?
- Poland, at 7.08 tonnes per person against 7.04 tonnes per person in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Czechia and Poland?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Poland?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Poland rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Czechia ranks 41st and Poland ranks 40th of 213 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.