CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Poland
Poland: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change was 272.86 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
272.86 million tonnes
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
22nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
463.74 million tonnes
in 1987
All-time low
2.73 million tonnes
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Poland, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Poland recorded 272.86 million tonnes for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Poland peaked at 463.74 million tonnes in 1987 and was at its lowest, 2.73 million tonnes, in 1919.
That places Poland 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Poland, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.20 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 3.46 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1852 | 4.13 million tonnes | +19.4% |
| 1853 | 4.32 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1854 | 4.78 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1855 | 5.62 million tonnes | +17.6% |
| 1856 | 6.32 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 1857 | 6.72 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1858 | 7.71 million tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1859 | 7.11 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1860 | 7.49 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1861 | 7.67 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1862 | 8.80 million tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1863 | 10.05 million tonnes | +14.2% |
| 1864 | 11.22 million tonnes | +11.6% |
| 1865 | 12.42 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1866 | 12.15 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1867 | 13.29 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1868 | 15.12 million tonnes | +13.7% |
| 1869 | 15.61 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1870 | 16.66 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1871 | 18.97 million tonnes | +13.9% |
| 1872 | 20.63 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1873 | 22.35 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1874 | 24.50 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1875 | 24.06 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1876 | 24.59 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 23.13 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1878 | 24.33 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1879 | 26.49 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1880 | 26.35 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1881 | 26.23 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 27.25 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1883 | 29.93 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1884 | 31.20 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1885 | 32.60 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1886 | 33.43 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1887 | 33.68 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1888 | 37.50 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1889 | 40.52 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1890 | 41.86 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1891 | 45.34 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1892 | 43.10 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1893 | 45.33 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1894 | 46.09 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1895 | 48.99 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1896 | 52.73 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1897 | 55.09 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1898 | 59.84 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 1899 | 61.92 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1900 | 63.31 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1901 | 66.90 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1902 | 65.49 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 68.49 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1904 | 69.38 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1905 | 74.88 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1906 | 78.69 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1907 | 87.20 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1908 | 93.02 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1909 | 95.54 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1910 | 94.55 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1911 | 99.60 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1912 | 110.94 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1913 | 116.21 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1914 | 97.00 million tonnes | -16.5% |
| 1915 | 94.74 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1916 | 108.78 million tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1917 | 120.88 million tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1918 | 101.53 million tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1919 | 2.73 million tonnes | -97.3% |
| 1920 | 76.38 million tonnes | +2698.1% |
| 1921 | 74.95 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1922 | 71.77 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1923 | 52.55 million tonnes | -26.8% |
| 1924 | 47.84 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 1925 | 48.08 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 48.13 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 60.67 million tonnes | +26.1% |
| 1928 | 62.89 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1929 | 72.69 million tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1930 | 56.57 million tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1931 | 54.83 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1932 | 41.98 million tonnes | -23.4% |
| 1933 | 43.20 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1934 | 45.21 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1935 | 46.15 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 49.90 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1937 | 56.34 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1938 | 59.94 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1939 | 51.90 million tonnes | -13.4% |
| 1940 | 167.25 million tonnes | +222.2% |
| 1941 | 164.80 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1942 | 181.61 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1943 | 197.79 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1944 | 189.04 million tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1945 | 59.46 million tonnes | -68.5% |
| 1946 | 104.59 million tonnes | +75.9% |
| 1947 | 91.55 million tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1948 | 88.93 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1949 | 105.43 million tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1950 | 111.87 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1951 | 121.91 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1952 | 127.86 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1953 | 139.03 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1954 | 147.46 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1955 | 154.11 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1956 | 166.33 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1957 | 178.60 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1958 | 176.69 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 189.69 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1960 | 199.55 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1961 | 207.22 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 216.60 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 231.00 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1964 | 242.87 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 246.98 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 252.42 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 259.01 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 275.79 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 293.37 million tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 304.17 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 312.89 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 329.51 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 335.60 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 346.24 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 374.78 million tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 398.13 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 417.96 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 430.88 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 441.31 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 463.33 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 409.00 million tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 420.98 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 421.03 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 432.48 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 444.51 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 451.86 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 463.74 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 444.24 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 422.24 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 376.34 million tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 373.37 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 364.28 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 364.96 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 359.99 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 362.48 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 377.12 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 367.20 million tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 338.98 million tonnes | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 329.20 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 317.31 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 313.27 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 305.85 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 318.73 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 323.62 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 322.58 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 336.39 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 335.74 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 329.43 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 315.89 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 334.03 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 333.41 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 325.78 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 321.76 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 309.42 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 312.55 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 323.30 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 336.50 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 335.72 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 317.44 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 302.10 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 330.69 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 314.89 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 283.24 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 272.86 million tonnes | -3.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 272.86 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.70 million tonnes, 8.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Poland's 272.86 million tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.69 million tonnes, 8.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +2698.1% | 2.73 million tonnes | 76.38 million tonnes |
| 1940 | +222.2% | 51.90 million tonnes | 167.25 million tonnes |
| 1919 | -97.3% | 101.53 million tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes |
| 1946 | +75.9% | 59.46 million tonnes | 104.59 million tonnes |
| 1945 | -68.5% | 189.04 million tonnes | 59.46 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.34 million tonnes | 3.20 million tonnes | 7.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 11.38 million tonnes | 7.49 million tonnes | 15.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 22.57 million tonnes | 16.66 million tonnes | 26.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 31.87 million tonnes | 26.23 million tonnes | 40.52 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 50.03 million tonnes | 41.86 million tonnes | 61.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 76.29 million tonnes | 63.31 million tonnes | 95.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 94.70 million tonnes | 2.73 million tonnes | 120.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 61.59 million tonnes | 47.84 million tonnes | 76.38 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 50.60 million tonnes | 41.98 million tonnes | 59.94 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 135.04 million tonnes | 59.46 million tonnes | 197.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 151.35 million tonnes | 111.87 million tonnes | 189.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 242.48 million tonnes | 199.55 million tonnes | 293.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 369.15 million tonnes | 304.17 million tonnes | 441.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 437.34 million tonnes | 409.00 million tonnes | 463.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 361.39 million tonnes | 329.20 million tonnes | 377.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 321.88 million tonnes | 305.85 million tonnes | 336.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 324.99 million tonnes | 309.42 million tonnes | 336.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 300.76 million tonnes | 272.86 million tonnes | 330.69 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)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 550.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,175 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,089 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 86.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Poland?
- Co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change in Poland was 272.86 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 463.74 million tonnes in 1987.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 million tonnes in 1919.
- How does Poland rank for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change?
- Poland ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.