Poland vs Sweden: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Poland
0.5%
in 2024
Sweden
0.5%
in 2024
Poland rank
30th
Sweden rank
29th

Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Poland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1855 it was Sweden ahead.

Poland ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 29th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1860s 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% Sweden
1870s 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% Sweden
1880s 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Poland
1890s 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% Poland
1900s 1.5% 0.3% 1.2% Poland
1910s 2.1% 0.3% 1.8% Poland
1920s 1.3% 0.2% 1.1% Poland
1930s 0.8% 0.3% 0.5% Poland
1940s 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Poland
1950s 0.3% 0.5% 0.1% Sweden
1960s 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% Sweden
1970s 0.3% 0.9% 0.6% Sweden
1980s 0.4% 0.9% 0.4% Sweden
1990s 0.4% 0.8% 0.3% Sweden
2000s 0.5% 0.7% 0.2% Sweden
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Sweden
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Poland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Poland and Sweden?
0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
170 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Poland ranks 30th and Sweden ranks 29th 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.