Italy vs Poland: Share of global methane emissions
Italy
0.4%
in 2024
Poland
0.5%
in 2024
Italy rank
43rd
Poland rank
40th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 40th of 201 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 1860s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Poland |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 1880s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1900s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.5% | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Italy or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Italy and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Poland 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 methane emissions?
- Italy ranks 43rd and Poland ranks 40th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane 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 methane emissions.