Belarus vs Poland: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Belarus
0.5%
in 2024
Poland
0.5%
in 2024
Belarus rank
31st
Poland rank
30th

Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Belarus
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1855 it was Poland ahead.

Belarus ranks 31st and Poland ranks 30th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 14 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Poland Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1860s 0.4% 0.0% 0.4% Belarus
1870s 0.7% 0.2% 0.5% Belarus
1880s 1.4% 0.7% 0.8% Belarus
1890s 1.8% 0.8% 1.0% Belarus
1900s 2.0% 1.5% 0.5% Belarus
1910s 1.7% 2.1% 0.4% Poland
1920s 1.0% 1.3% 0.3% Poland
1930s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Belarus
1940s 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% Belarus
1950s 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% Belarus
1960s 0.9% 0.3% 0.6% Belarus
1970s 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% Belarus
1980s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Belarus
1990s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Belarus
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.2% Belarus
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% Belarus
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belarus or Poland?
Poland, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belarus and Poland?
0.0%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Poland?
168 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Poland rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Belarus ranks 31st and Poland ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 20,888 data points, 1855–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.