Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Poland
Poland: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was -10.38 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-10.38 million tonnes
Change on year
up 67.2%
World rank
210th
of 215 countries
All-time high
115.35 million tonnes
in 1940
All-time low
-129.58 million tonnes
in 1945
Years of data
224
1801–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Poland, 1801–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Poland is -10.38 million tonnes, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 67.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Poland peaked at 115.35 million tonnes in 1940 and was at its lowest, -129.58 million tonnes, in 1945.
Poland ranks 210th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Poland, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 36,640 tonnes | — |
| 1802 | 7,328 tonnes | -80.0% |
| 1803 | 10,992 tonnes | +50.0% |
| 1804 | -3,664 tonnes | -133.3% |
| 1805 | 113,584 tonnes | -3200.0% |
| 1806 | -51,296 tonnes | -145.2% |
| 1807 | -142,896 tonnes | +178.6% |
| 1808 | 124,576 tonnes | -187.2% |
| 1809 | -29,312 tonnes | -123.5% |
| 1810 | 95,264 tonnes | -425.0% |
| 1811 | 21,984 tonnes | -76.9% |
| 1812 | -135,568 tonnes | -716.7% |
| 1813 | -73,280 tonnes | -45.9% |
| 1814 | 120,912 tonnes | -265.0% |
| 1815 | 87,936 tonnes | -27.3% |
| 1816 | 87,936 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 65,952 tonnes | -25.0% |
| 1818 | 179,536 tonnes | +172.2% |
| 1819 | -164,880 tonnes | -191.8% |
| 1820 | -10,992 tonnes | -93.3% |
| 1821 | 80,608 tonnes | -833.3% |
| 1822 | 80,608 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 311,440 tonnes | +286.4% |
| 1824 | 54,960 tonnes | -82.4% |
| 1825 | 51,296 tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1826 | -106,256 tonnes | -307.1% |
| 1827 | 87,936 tonnes | -182.8% |
| 1828 | -98,928 tonnes | -212.5% |
| 1829 | -142,896 tonnes | +44.4% |
| 1830 | -76,944 tonnes | -46.2% |
| 1831 | -179,536 tonnes | +133.3% |
| 1832 | 223,504 tonnes | -224.5% |
| 1833 | 40,304 tonnes | -82.0% |
| 1834 | 54,960 tonnes | +36.4% |
| 1835 | 80,608 tonnes | +46.7% |
| 1836 | 161,216 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1837 | 102,592 tonnes | -36.4% |
| 1838 | 113,584 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1839 | 95,264 tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1840 | 285,792 tonnes | +200.0% |
| 1841 | 172,208 tonnes | -39.7% |
| 1842 | 142,896 tonnes | -17.0% |
| 1843 | -36,640 tonnes | -125.6% |
| 1844 | 146,560 tonnes | -500.0% |
| 1845 | 399,376 tonnes | +172.5% |
| 1846 | 157,552 tonnes | -60.6% |
| 1847 | 73,280 tonnes | -53.5% |
| 1848 | 21,984 tonnes | -70.0% |
| 1849 | -40,304 tonnes | -283.3% |
| 1850 | 197,856 tonnes | -590.9% |
| 1851 | 256,480 tonnes | +29.6% |
| 1852 | 670,512 tonnes | +161.4% |
| 1853 | 186,864 tonnes | -72.1% |
| 1854 | 461,664 tonnes | +147.1% |
| 1855 | 842,720 tonnes | +82.5% |
| 1856 | 696,160 tonnes | -17.4% |
| 1857 | 399,376 tonnes | -42.6% |
| 1858 | 989,280 tonnes | +147.7% |
| 1859 | -593,568 tonnes | -160.0% |
| 1860 | 373,728 tonnes | -163.0% |
| 1861 | 183,200 tonnes | -51.0% |
| 1862 | 1.14 million tonnes | +520.0% |
| 1863 | 1.25 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1864 | 1.17 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1865 | 1.20 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1866 | -267,472 tonnes | -122.3% |
| 1867 | 1.14 million tonnes | -526.0% |
| 1868 | 1.82 million tonnes | +60.1% |
| 1869 | 494,640 tonnes | -72.9% |
| 1870 | 1.05 million tonnes | +112.6% |
| 1871 | 2.31 million tonnes | +119.5% |
| 1872 | 1.66 million tonnes | -28.1% |
| 1873 | 1.72 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1874 | 2.15 million tonnes | +24.9% |
| 1875 | -439,680 tonnes | -120.5% |
| 1876 | 531,280 tonnes | -220.8% |
| 1877 | -1.45 million tonnes | -373.8% |
| 1878 | 1.20 million tonnes | -182.4% |
| 1879 | 2.15 million tonnes | +79.8% |
| 1880 | -139,232 tonnes | -106.5% |
| 1881 | -117,248 tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1882 | 1.01 million tonnes | -965.6% |
| 1883 | 2.68 million tonnes | +164.3% |
| 1884 | 1.28 million tonnes | -52.5% |
| 1885 | 1.40 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1886 | 831,730 tonnes | -40.4% |
| 1887 | 245,488 tonnes | -70.5% |
| 1888 | 3.83 million tonnes | +1458.2% |
| 1889 | 3.02 million tonnes | -21.2% |
| 1890 | 1.35 million tonnes | -55.3% |
| 1891 | 3.48 million tonnes | +157.9% |
| 1892 | -2.25 million tonnes | -164.6% |
| 1893 | 2.24 million tonnes | -199.7% |
| 1894 | 758,448 tonnes | -66.1% |
| 1895 | 2.90 million tonnes | +282.1% |
| 1896 | 3.73 million tonnes | +28.8% |
| 1897 | 2.37 million tonnes | -36.6% |
| 1898 | 4.75 million tonnes | +100.8% |
| 1899 | 2.07 million tonnes | -56.4% |
| 1900 | 1.39 million tonnes | -33.0% |
| 1901 | 3.59 million tonnes | +158.6% |
| 1902 | -1.41 million tonnes | -139.2% |
| 1903 | 3.00 million tonnes | -313.0% |
| 1904 | 894,016 tonnes | -70.2% |
| 1905 | 5.50 million tonnes | +515.6% |
| 1906 | 3.81 million tonnes | -30.8% |
| 1907 | 8.50 million tonnes | +123.4% |
| 1908 | 5.83 million tonnes | -31.5% |
| 1909 | 2.51 million tonnes | -56.9% |
| 1910 | -989,280 tonnes | -139.4% |
| 1911 | 5.06 million tonnes | -611.1% |
| 1912 | 11.33 million tonnes | +124.1% |
| 1913 | 5.27 million tonnes | -53.5% |
| 1914 | -19.20 million tonnes | -464.2% |
| 1915 | -2.26 million tonnes | -88.2% |
| 1916 | 14.03 million tonnes | -720.7% |
| 1917 | 12.11 million tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1918 | -19.36 million tonnes | -259.9% |
| 1919 | -98.80 million tonnes | +410.4% |
| 1920 | 73.65 million tonnes | -174.5% |
| 1921 | -1.43 million tonnes | -101.9% |
| 1922 | -3.18 million tonnes | +121.7% |
| 1923 | -19.22 million tonnes | +505.1% |
| 1924 | -4.71 million tonnes | -75.5% |
| 1925 | 238,160 tonnes | -105.1% |
| 1926 | 54,960 tonnes | -76.9% |
| 1927 | 12.54 million tonnes | +22713.3% |
| 1928 | 2.22 million tonnes | -82.3% |
| 1929 | 9.80 million tonnes | +341.6% |
| 1930 | -16.12 million tonnes | -264.5% |
| 1931 | -1.74 million tonnes | -89.2% |
| 1932 | -12.85 million tonnes | +638.8% |
| 1933 | 1.23 million tonnes | -109.6% |
| 1934 | 2.01 million tonnes | +63.8% |
| 1935 | 933,816 tonnes | -53.5% |
| 1936 | 3.75 million tonnes | +301.3% |
| 1937 | 6.44 million tonnes | +71.9% |
| 1938 | 3.60 million tonnes | -44.1% |
| 1939 | -8.04 million tonnes | -323.2% |
| 1940 | 115.35 million tonnes | -1535.5% |
| 1941 | -2.44 million tonnes | -102.1% |
| 1942 | 16.81 million tonnes | -787.9% |
| 1943 | 16.17 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1944 | -8.75 million tonnes | -154.1% |
| 1945 | -129.58 million tonnes | +1381.6% |
| 1946 | 45.14 million tonnes | -134.8% |
| 1947 | -13.05 million tonnes | -128.9% |
| 1948 | -2.62 million tonnes | -79.9% |
| 1949 | 16.50 million tonnes | -729.6% |
| 1950 | 6.44 million tonnes | -61.0% |
| 1951 | 10.04 million tonnes | +55.9% |
| 1952 | 5.95 million tonnes | -40.8% |
| 1953 | 11.18 million tonnes | +87.9% |
| 1954 | 8.43 million tonnes | -24.6% |
| 1955 | 6.64 million tonnes | -21.2% |
| 1956 | 12.23 million tonnes | +84.0% |
| 1957 | 12.27 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1958 | -1.91 million tonnes | -115.6% |
| 1959 | 13.00 million tonnes | -780.1% |
| 1960 | 9.86 million tonnes | -24.2% |
| 1961 | 7.67 million tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1962 | 9.38 million tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1963 | 14.40 million tonnes | +53.5% |
| 1964 | 11.87 million tonnes | -17.6% |
| 1965 | 4.11 million tonnes | -65.4% |
| 1966 | 5.45 million tonnes | +32.6% |
| 1967 | 6.59 million tonnes | +21.0% |
| 1968 | 16.78 million tonnes | +154.6% |
| 1969 | 17.58 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 10.80 million tonnes | -38.6% |
| 1971 | 8.72 million tonnes | -19.2% |
| 1972 | 16.62 million tonnes | +90.6% |
| 1973 | 6.09 million tonnes | -63.4% |
| 1974 | 10.64 million tonnes | +74.8% |
| 1975 | 28.54 million tonnes | +168.2% |
| 1976 | 23.34 million tonnes | -18.2% |
| 1977 | 19.84 million tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 12.92 million tonnes | -34.9% |
| 1979 | 10.44 million tonnes | -19.2% |
| 1980 | 22.02 million tonnes | +111.0% |
| 1981 | -54.33 million tonnes | -346.7% |
| 1982 | 11.97 million tonnes | -122.0% |
| 1983 | 49,664 tonnes | -99.6% |
| 1984 | 11.45 million tonnes | +22949.3% |
| 1985 | 12.04 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 7.34 million tonnes | -39.0% |
| 1987 | 11.88 million tonnes | +61.8% |
| 1988 | -19.50 million tonnes | -264.1% |
| 1989 | -22.00 million tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1990 | -45.90 million tonnes | +108.7% |
| 1991 | -2.98 million tonnes | -93.5% |
| 1992 | -9.08 million tonnes | +205.3% |
| 1993 | 675,168 tonnes | -107.4% |
| 1994 | -4.97 million tonnes | -835.6% |
| 1995 | 2.49 million tonnes | -150.2% |
| 1996 | 14.64 million tonnes | +487.3% |
| 1997 | -9.92 million tonnes | -167.8% |
| 1998 | -28.22 million tonnes | +184.5% |
| 1999 | -9.78 million tonnes | -65.4% |
| 2000 | -11.90 million tonnes | +21.7% |
| 2001 | -4.04 million tonnes | -66.1% |
| 2002 | -7.41 million tonnes | +83.6% |
| 2003 | 12.88 million tonnes | -273.7% |
| 2004 | 4.89 million tonnes | -62.1% |
| 2005 | -1.04 million tonnes | -121.4% |
| 2006 | 13.81 million tonnes | -1423.0% |
| 2007 | -652,576 tonnes | -104.7% |
| 2008 | -6.31 million tonnes | +866.4% |
| 2009 | -13.54 million tonnes | +114.7% |
| 2010 | 18.14 million tonnes | -234.0% |
| 2011 | -621,440 tonnes | -103.4% |
| 2012 | -7.63 million tonnes | +1127.5% |
| 2013 | -4.02 million tonnes | -47.3% |
| 2014 | -12.34 million tonnes | +207.0% |
| 2015 | 3.13 million tonnes | -125.4% |
| 2016 | 10.75 million tonnes | +243.1% |
| 2017 | 13.20 million tonnes | +22.8% |
| 2018 | -786,464 tonnes | -106.0% |
| 2019 | -18.27 million tonnes | +2223.6% |
| 2020 | -15.34 million tonnes | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 28.59 million tonnes | -286.4% |
| 2022 | -15.80 million tonnes | -155.3% |
| 2023 | -31.65 million tonnes | +100.3% |
| 2024 | -10.38 million tonnes | -67.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's -10.38 million tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 13,739 tonnes. (74 countries reporting)
- Poland's -10.38 million tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1,028 tonnes, 10093.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +22949.3% | 49,664 tonnes | 11.45 million tonnes |
| 1927 | +22713.3% | 54,960 tonnes | 12.54 million tonnes |
| 1805 | +3200.0% | -3,664 tonnes | 113,584 tonnes |
| 2019 | -2223.6% | -786,464 tonnes | -18.27 million tonnes |
| 1940 | +1535.5% | -8.04 million tonnes | 115.35 million tonnes |
| 1888 | +1458.2% | 245,488 tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 7,328 tonnes | -142,896 tonnes | 124,576 tonnes | 9 |
| 1810s | 28,579 tonnes | -164,880 tonnes | 179,536 tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 30,778 tonnes | -142,896 tonnes | 311,440 tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 61,555 tonnes | -179,536 tonnes | 223,504 tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 132,270 tonnes | -40,304 tonnes | 399,376 tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 410,734 tonnes | -593,568 tonnes | 989,280 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 850,047 tonnes | -267,472 tonnes | 1.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.09 million tonnes | -1.45 million tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.40 million tonnes | -139,232 tonnes | 3.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.14 million tonnes | -2.25 million tonnes | 4.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.36 million tonnes | -1.41 million tonnes | 8.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -9.28 million tonnes | -98.80 million tonnes | 14.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.00 million tonnes | -19.22 million tonnes | 73.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | -2.08 million tonnes | -16.12 million tonnes | 6.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.35 million tonnes | -129.58 million tonnes | 115.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.43 million tonnes | -1.91 million tonnes | 13.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.37 million tonnes | 4.11 million tonnes | 17.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.79 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 28.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.91 million tonnes | -54.33 million tonnes | 22.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -9.30 million tonnes | -45.90 million tonnes | 14.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.33 million tonnes | -13.54 million tonnes | 13.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,768 tonnes | -18.27 million tonnes | 18.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.92 million tonnes | -31.65 million tonnes | 28.59 million tonnes | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,935 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,534 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,401 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,089 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Poland?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Poland was -10.38 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 115.35 million tonnes in 1940.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -129.58 million tonnes in 1945.
- How does Poland rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Poland ranks 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.