Malaysia vs Poland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Malaysia
0.6%
in 2024
Poland
0.8%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
16th
Poland rank
15th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Malaysia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Poland ahead.
Malaysia ranks 16th and Poland ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 3.2% | 3.2% | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.5% | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 3.6% | 3.6% | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4.2% | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 4.7% | 4.7% | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 3.3% | 3.2% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 2.0% | 1.8% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Malaysia or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.8% against 0.6% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Malaysia and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Poland?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Poland rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Malaysia ranks 16th 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.