Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Poland
Poland: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Poland, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Poland is -0.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 407.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Poland peaked at 1.4% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2021.
Poland ranks 192nd 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.
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Poland, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1% | — |
| 1962 | 1.1% | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | +15.7% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -29.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | -23.4% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +28.6% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8% | -18.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -54.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +127.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -26.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -35.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -43.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -45.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | -123.2% |
| 2000 | -1.0% | +12478.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -97.4% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | +67.9% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | +45.7% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | -0.0% | -24.9% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | +44.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -125.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +396.9% |
| 2010 | -0.3% | -521.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -118.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -100.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | +25147.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -129.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -101.6% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | +12105.4% |
| 2020 | -1.2% | +4778.4% |
| 2021 | -1.4% | +20.4% |
| 2022 | -0.4% | -69.8% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -3.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's -0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (85 countries reporting)
- Poland's -0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in GDP, population and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -25147.2% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | -12478.2% | -0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | -12105.4% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -4778.4% | -0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | -521.5% | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | +396.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1% | -1.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -1.4% | -0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More climate change data for Poland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.05 billion kg (2050)
- 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 annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Poland?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Poland was -0.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1964.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2021.
- How does Poland rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Poland ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 407.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.