Egypt vs Poland: Greenhouse gas emissions

Egypt
332.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Poland
332.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Egypt rank
29th
Poland rank
30th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Egypt
  • Poland
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 332.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 332.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Poland, a difference of 115,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.

Egypt ranks 29th and Poland ranks 30th of 199 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Poland Difference Ahead
1850s 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1860s 4.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 70.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1870s 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 90.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1880s 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 106.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 99.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1890s 8.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 121.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 113.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1900s 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 146.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 137.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1910s 11.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 141.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 130.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1920s 13.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 124.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 111.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1930s 15.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 106.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 91.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1940s 23.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 173.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 150.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1950s 35.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 242.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 206.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1960s 54.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 395.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 340.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1970s 65.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 562.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 496.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1980s 111.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 621.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 509.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
1990s 161.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 483.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 321.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
2000s 235.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 395.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 159.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
2010s 303.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 384.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 81.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland
2020s 326.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 361.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Egypt or Poland?
Egypt, at 332.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 332.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Egypt and Poland?
115,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Poland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Poland rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Egypt ranks 29th 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 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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.