Australia vs Poland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Australia
0.9%
in 2024
Poland
0.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Poland rank
15th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Australia
- Poland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 220 shared years of data; in 1805 it was Poland ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Poland ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Poland |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | Poland |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Poland |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Poland |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Poland |
| 1850s | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | Poland |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.4% | Poland |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 3.5% | 3.1% | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 3.2% | 2.7% | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 3.4% | 2.9% | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 3.2% | 2.6% | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 3.0% | 2.3% | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 1.9% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.6% | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 3.3% | 2.2% | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 4.2% | 3.0% | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 5.0% | 3.7% | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 4.7% | 3.2% | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 3.3% | 1.4% | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Australia or Poland?
- Australia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Australia and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Poland?
- 220 years are reported by both, from 1805 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Poland rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Australia ranks 13th and Poland ranks 15th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.