Poland vs Venezuela: Share of global methane emissions
Poland
0.5%
in 2024
Venezuela
0.5%
in 2024
Poland rank
40th
Venezuela rank
37th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Poland
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Venezuela'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.
Poland ranks 40th and Venezuela ranks 37th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 11 and Venezuela in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.4% | Poland |
| 1860s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | Poland |
| 1870s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 1880s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 0.2% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 1900s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 1910s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 3.1% | 1.8% | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 0.7% | 1.8% | Poland |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.5% | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Poland or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Poland and Venezuela?
- 0.0%, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Venezuela rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Poland ranks 40th and Venezuela ranks 37th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – 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.