France vs Poland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
France
2.3%
in 2024
Poland
2.8%
in 2024
France rank
10th
Poland rank
8th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- France
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.8% against 2.3% in France, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 217 shared years of data; in 1802 it was France ahead.
France ranks 10th and Poland ranks 8th of 179 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, France averaged higher in 20 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | France |
| 1810s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | France |
| 1820s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.6% | France |
| 1830s | 4.2% | 1.1% | 3.2% | France |
| 1840s | 6.2% | 1.2% | 5.0% | France |
| 1850s | 7.9% | 1.5% | 6.4% | France |
| 1860s | 9.3% | 1.8% | 7.5% | France |
| 1870s | 9.7% | 2.3% | 7.3% | France |
| 1880s | 9.4% | 2.7% | 6.7% | France |
| 1890s | 8.8% | 2.9% | 5.9% | France |
| 1900s | 7.9% | 3.0% | 4.9% | France |
| 1910s | 7.0% | 3.1% | 3.9% | France |
| 1920s | 6.4% | 2.9% | 3.5% | France |
| 1930s | 6.4% | 2.6% | 3.8% | France |
| 1940s | 6.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | France |
| 1950s | 5.7% | 2.8% | 2.9% | France |
| 1960s | 5.4% | 3.0% | 2.4% | France |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 3.3% | 1.7% | France |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 0.8% | France |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 0.1% | France |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.5% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Poland |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, France or Poland?
- Poland, at 2.8% against 2.3% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between France and Poland?
- 0.5%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
- 217 years are reported by both, from 1802 to 2024.
- How do France and Poland rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- France ranks 10th and Poland ranks 8th 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 cumulative 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.