Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Poland

Poland: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.7%
Change on year
down 9.9%
World rank
23rd
of 117 countries
All-time high
1.5%
in 1992
All-time low
0.7%
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Poland, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 1.4 %1991: 1.5 %1992: 1.5 %1993: 1.5 %1994: 1.4 %1995: 1.4 %1996: 1.4 %1997: 1.3 %1998: 1.2 %1999: 1.2 %2000: 1.2 %2001: 1.1 %2002: 1.1 %2003: 1 %2004: 1 %2005: 0.998 %2006: 1 %2007: 1 %2008: 1 %2009: 0.983 %2010: 0.989 %2011: 0.944 %2012: 0.919 %2013: 0.862 %2014: 0.841 %2015: 0.845 %2016: 0.86 %2017: 0.882 %2018: 0.895 %2019: 0.835 %2020: 0.82 %2021: 0.852 %2022: 0.798 %2023: 0.719 %

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Poland is 0.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Poland peaked at 1.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.

Poland ranks 23rd of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.4% 1.2% 1.5% 10
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Poland?
Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Poland was 0.7% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1992.
What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
How does Poland rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
Poland ranks 23rd out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.