Poland vs Ukraine: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Poland
2.8%
in 2024
Ukraine
2.0%
in 2024
Poland rank
8th
Ukraine rank
11th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Poland
- Ukraine
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.8% against 2.0% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.4 times Ukraine's.
Across all 173 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 8th and Ukraine ranks 11th of 179 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | Poland |
| 1850s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Poland |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.8% | Poland |
| 1870s | 2.3% | 0.1% | 2.3% | Poland |
| 1880s | 2.7% | 0.1% | 2.5% | Poland |
| 1890s | 2.9% | 0.2% | 2.7% | Poland |
| 1900s | 3.0% | 0.3% | 2.7% | Poland |
| 1910s | 3.1% | 0.4% | 2.7% | Poland |
| 1920s | 2.9% | 0.4% | 2.5% | Poland |
| 1930s | 2.6% | 0.5% | 2.2% | Poland |
| 1940s | 2.7% | 0.7% | 2.0% | Poland |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Poland |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% | Poland |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Poland |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Poland or Ukraine?
- Poland, at 2.8% against 2.0% in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Poland and Ukraine?
- 0.8%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Ukraine?
- 173 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Ukraine rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Poland ranks 8th and Ukraine ranks 11th 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.