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
0123185019372024

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

Indicator
Share of global methane emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.