Japan vs Poland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Japan
3.0%
in 2024
Poland
2.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
7th
Poland rank
8th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.0% against 2.8% in Poland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 157 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Poland ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Poland ranks 8th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Poland |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 2.7% | 2.6% | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 2.9% | 2.6% | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 3.0% | 2.5% | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 3.1% | 2.2% | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 2.9% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Poland |
| 1940s | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 3.3% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Poland |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 3.6% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.5% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 3.0% against 2.8% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Japan and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 157 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Japan ranks 7th 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.