Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Poland
Poland: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita was 257.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Poland, 1965–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Poland recorded 257.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Poland peaked at 330.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1994 and was at its lowest, 257.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 2024.
That places Poland 40th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 317.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 313.95 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 319.76 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
| 1970s | 308.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 307 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 312.72 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 301.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 287.95 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 310.75 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 320.05 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 310.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 330.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 305.9 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 292.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 313.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 286.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 274.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 292.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 270.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 257.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 278.49 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 37 Morocco 262.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 38 Burkina Faso 260.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 39 Rwanda 258.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 41 Saint Helena 257.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 254.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 43 Algeria 253.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Poland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 36.44 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 21.89 million (2025)
- Urban population 60.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 7.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 29.04 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 7.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 7.08 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Poland?
- Carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Poland was 257.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 330.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 257.67 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Poland ranks 40th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.