Belgium vs Poland: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Belgium
0.6%
in 2024
Poland
0.5%
in 2024
Belgium rank
27th
Poland rank
30th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 170 shared years of data; in 1855 it was Poland ahead.
Belgium ranks 27th and Poland ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belgium or Poland?
- Belgium, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belgium and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Belgium ranks 27th 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
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.