Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Poland
Poland: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was -3.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-3.7%
Change on year
up 63.5%
World rank
200th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2,698.1%
in 1920
All-time low
-97.3%
in 1919
Years of data
224
1801–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Poland, 1801–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Poland is -3.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Poland peaked at 2,698.1% in 1920 and was at its lowest, -97.3%, in 1919.
That places Poland 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 9.0% | — |
| 1802 | 1.7% | -81.7% |
| 1803 | 2.4% | +47.6% |
| 1804 | -0.8% | -132.5% |
| 1805 | 24.8% | -3224.8% |
| 1806 | -9.0% | -136.2% |
| 1807 | -27.5% | +206.0% |
| 1808 | 33.0% | -220.2% |
| 1809 | -5.8% | -117.7% |
| 1810 | 20.2% | -445.2% |
| 1811 | 3.9% | -80.8% |
| 1812 | -23.0% | -693.7% |
| 1813 | -16.1% | -29.8% |
| 1814 | 31.7% | -296.7% |
| 1815 | 17.5% | -44.8% |
| 1816 | 14.9% | -14.9% |
| 1817 | 9.7% | -34.7% |
| 1818 | 24.1% | +148.1% |
| 1819 | -17.9% | -174.0% |
| 1820 | -1.4% | -91.9% |
| 1821 | 10.8% | -844.1% |
| 1822 | 9.7% | -9.7% |
| 1823 | 34.3% | +252.1% |
| 1824 | 4.5% | -86.9% |
| 1825 | 4.0% | -10.7% |
| 1826 | -8.0% | -299.1% |
| 1827 | 7.2% | -190.0% |
| 1828 | -7.6% | -204.9% |
| 1829 | -11.8% | +56.3% |
| 1830 | -7.2% | -38.9% |
| 1831 | -18.1% | +151.5% |
| 1832 | 27.6% | -252.1% |
| 1833 | 3.9% | -85.9% |
| 1834 | 5.1% | +31.2% |
| 1835 | 7.1% | +39.5% |
| 1836 | 13.3% | +86.7% |
| 1837 | 7.5% | -43.9% |
| 1838 | 7.7% | +3.0% |
| 1839 | 6.0% | -22.1% |
| 1840 | 17.0% | +183.0% |
| 1841 | 8.8% | -48.5% |
| 1842 | 6.7% | -23.7% |
| 1843 | -1.6% | -124.0% |
| 1844 | 6.5% | -506.5% |
| 1845 | 16.7% | +155.8% |
| 1846 | 5.6% | -66.2% |
| 1847 | 2.5% | -56.0% |
| 1848 | 0.7% | -70.7% |
| 1849 | -1.3% | -282.0% |
| 1850 | 6.6% | -597.5% |
| 1851 | 8.0% | +21.6% |
| 1852 | 19.4% | +142.0% |
| 1853 | 4.5% | -76.7% |
| 1854 | 10.7% | +136.4% |
| 1855 | 17.6% | +64.9% |
| 1856 | 12.4% | -29.8% |
| 1857 | 6.3% | -49.0% |
| 1858 | 14.7% | +133.0% |
| 1859 | -7.7% | -152.3% |
| 1860 | 5.3% | -168.2% |
| 1861 | 2.4% | -53.4% |
| 1862 | 14.8% | +505.2% |
| 1863 | 14.2% | -4.2% |
| 1864 | 11.6% | -18.3% |
| 1865 | 10.7% | -7.6% |
| 1866 | -2.2% | -120.1% |
| 1867 | 9.4% | -535.4% |
| 1868 | 13.7% | +46.4% |
| 1869 | 3.3% | -76.2% |
| 1870 | 6.7% | +105.9% |
| 1871 | 13.9% | +105.7% |
| 1872 | 8.7% | -36.8% |
| 1873 | 8.3% | -4.8% |
| 1874 | 9.6% | +15.3% |
| 1875 | -1.8% | -118.7% |
| 1876 | 2.2% | -223.0% |
| 1877 | -5.9% | -367.9% |
| 1878 | 5.2% | -187.5% |
| 1879 | 8.9% | +71.0% |
| 1880 | -0.5% | -105.9% |
| 1881 | -0.4% | -15.3% |
| 1882 | 3.9% | -969.5% |
| 1883 | 9.8% | +154.4% |
| 1884 | 4.3% | -56.7% |
| 1885 | 4.5% | +5.0% |
| 1886 | 2.6% | -43.0% |
| 1887 | 0.7% | -71.2% |
| 1888 | 11.4% | +1446.8% |
| 1889 | 8.0% | -29.2% |
| 1890 | 3.3% | -58.6% |
| 1891 | 8.3% | +149.6% |
| 1892 | -5.0% | -159.6% |
| 1893 | 5.2% | -204.9% |
| 1894 | 1.7% | -67.8% |
| 1895 | 6.3% | +275.8% |
| 1896 | 7.6% | +21.2% |
| 1897 | 4.5% | -41.1% |
| 1898 | 8.6% | +92.1% |
| 1899 | 3.5% | -59.8% |
| 1900 | 2.2% | -35.3% |
| 1901 | 5.7% | +152.9% |
| 1902 | -2.1% | -137.1% |
| 1903 | 4.6% | -317.6% |
| 1904 | 1.3% | -71.5% |
| 1905 | 7.9% | +507.6% |
| 1906 | 5.1% | -35.9% |
| 1907 | 10.8% | +112.6% |
| 1908 | 6.7% | -38.2% |
| 1909 | 2.7% | -59.6% |
| 1910 | -1.0% | -138.3% |
| 1911 | 5.3% | -616.5% |
| 1912 | 11.4% | +112.8% |
| 1913 | 4.8% | -58.2% |
| 1914 | -16.5% | -447.7% |
| 1915 | -2.3% | -85.9% |
| 1916 | 14.8% | -735.6% |
| 1917 | 11.1% | -24.9% |
| 1918 | -16.0% | -243.9% |
| 1919 | -97.3% | +507.7% |
| 1920 | 2,698.1% | -2872.7% |
| 1921 | -1.9% | -100.1% |
| 1922 | -4.2% | +126.0% |
| 1923 | -26.8% | +531.9% |
| 1924 | -9.0% | -66.5% |
| 1925 | 0.5% | -105.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | -77.0% |
| 1927 | 26.1% | +22687.0% |
| 1928 | 3.7% | -86.0% |
| 1929 | 15.6% | +326.0% |
| 1930 | -22.2% | -242.3% |
| 1931 | -3.1% | -86.1% |
| 1932 | -23.4% | +662.2% |
| 1933 | 2.9% | -112.5% |
| 1934 | 4.7% | +59.2% |
| 1935 | 2.1% | -55.6% |
| 1936 | 8.1% | +293.2% |
| 1937 | 12.9% | +59.0% |
| 1938 | 6.4% | -50.5% |
| 1939 | -13.4% | -309.8% |
| 1940 | 222.2% | -1757.7% |
| 1941 | -1.5% | -100.7% |
| 1942 | 10.2% | -798.1% |
| 1943 | 8.9% | -12.7% |
| 1944 | -4.4% | -149.7% |
| 1945 | -68.5% | +1450.2% |
| 1946 | 75.9% | -210.7% |
| 1947 | -12.5% | -116.4% |
| 1948 | -2.9% | -77.0% |
| 1949 | 18.6% | -748.1% |
| 1950 | 6.1% | -67.1% |
| 1951 | 9.0% | +46.9% |
| 1952 | 4.9% | -45.7% |
| 1953 | 8.7% | +79.2% |
| 1954 | 6.1% | -30.6% |
| 1955 | 4.5% | -25.7% |
| 1956 | 7.9% | +76.1% |
| 1957 | 7.4% | -7.0% |
| 1958 | -1.1% | -114.5% |
| 1959 | 7.4% | -787.5% |
| 1960 | 5.2% | -29.4% |
| 1961 | 3.8% | -26.0% |
| 1962 | 4.5% | +17.8% |
| 1963 | 6.6% | +46.8% |
| 1964 | 5.1% | -22.7% |
| 1965 | 1.7% | -67.1% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | +30.4% |
| 1967 | 2.6% | +18.4% |
| 1968 | 6.5% | +148.1% |
| 1969 | 6.4% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | -42.3% |
| 1971 | 2.9% | -22.1% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +85.3% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | -65.2% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | +71.7% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | +159.9% |
| 1976 | 6.2% | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | -38.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -21.6% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +106.0% |
| 1981 | -11.7% | -335.0% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | -125.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | +22938.0% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -40.6% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +59.1% |
| 1988 | -4.2% | -259.9% |
| 1989 | -5.0% | +17.8% |
| 1990 | -10.9% | +119.5% |
| 1991 | -0.8% | -92.7% |
| 1992 | -2.4% | +207.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -107.6% |
| 1994 | -1.4% | -834.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -150.9% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +483.3% |
| 1997 | -2.6% | -165.1% |
| 1998 | -7.7% | +192.2% |
| 1999 | -2.9% | -62.5% |
| 2000 | -3.6% | +25.3% |
| 2001 | -1.3% | -64.8% |
| 2002 | -2.4% | +85.9% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -277.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -63.6% |
| 2005 | -0.3% | -121.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -1427.2% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | -104.5% |
| 2008 | -1.9% | +868.2% |
| 2009 | -4.1% | +118.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -239.7% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -103.2% |
| 2012 | -2.3% | +1129.8% |
| 2013 | -1.2% | -46.1% |
| 2014 | -3.8% | +210.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -126.4% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +239.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +18.7% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -105.7% |
| 2019 | -5.4% | +2229.1% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -295.8% |
| 2022 | -4.8% | -150.5% |
| 2023 | -10.1% | +110.3% |
| 2024 | -3.7% | -63.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's -3.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%. (74 countries reporting)
- Poland's -3.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 881.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage 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 | +22938.0% | 0.0% | 2.7% |
| 1927 | +22687.0% | 0.1% | 26.1% |
| 1805 | +3224.8% | -0.8% | 24.8% |
| 1920 | +2872.7% | -97.3% | 2,698.1% |
| 2019 | -2229.1% | -0.2% | -5.4% |
| 1940 | +1757.7% | -13.4% | 222.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 3.1% | -27.5% | 33.0% | 9 |
| 1810s | 6.5% | -23.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 1820s | 4.2% | -11.8% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1830s | 5.3% | -18.1% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1840s | 6.2% | -1.6% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 1850s | 9.3% | -7.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.3% | -2.2% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.6% | -5.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.4% | -0.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.4% | -5.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.5% | -2.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | -8.6% | -97.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1920s | 270.2% | -26.8% | 2,698.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | -2.5% | -23.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 24.6% | -68.5% | 222.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.1% | -1.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.5% | 1.7% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 1.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3% | -11.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.4% | -10.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4% | -4.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -5.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.8% | -10.1% | 9.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More climate change data for Poland
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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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 86.67 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Poland?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Poland was -3.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,698.1% in 1920.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.3% in 1919.
- How does Poland rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Poland ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.