Italy vs Poland: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Italy
0.7%
in 2024
Poland
0.6%
in 2024
Italy rank
27th
Poland rank
30th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Poland ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.0% | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Italy or Poland?
- Italy, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Italy and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Italy ranks 27th and Poland ranks 30th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.