Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Poland
Poland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
195th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 1850
All-time low
-1.0%
in 2009
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Poland, 1850–2024
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 emissions from land-use change in Poland is -0.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Poland peaked at 1.4% in 1850 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2009.
Poland ranks 195th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.4% | — |
| 1851 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 1853 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1856 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 1857 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 1858 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 1859 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 1.3% | +7.1% |
| 1861 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 1862 | 1.4% | +1.2% |
| 1863 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 1.3% | -2.5% |
| 1865 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 1866 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 1867 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 1868 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 1869 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 1871 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 1872 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 1873 | 1.1% | -2.1% |
| 1874 | 1.1% | -2.5% |
| 1875 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 1877 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 1878 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 1879 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 1880 | 1.0% | -2.2% |
| 1881 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 1882 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 1883 | 0.9% | -2.7% |
| 1884 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 1885 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 1889 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 1890 | 0.7% | -13.7% |
| 1891 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 1892 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 1893 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 1894 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 1895 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 1897 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 1898 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 1899 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 1902 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 1903 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 1904 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 1905 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 1907 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1908 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1910 | 0.3% | -30.0% |
| 1911 | 0.2% | -41.0% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -70.6% |
| 1913 | -0.1% | -207.2% |
| 1914 | -0.2% | +187.1% |
| 1915 | -0.3% | +70.3% |
| 1916 | -0.4% | +35.3% |
| 1917 | -0.5% | +28.8% |
| 1918 | -0.6% | +18.7% |
| 1919 | -0.7% | +18.5% |
| 1920 | -0.4% | -48.2% |
| 1921 | -0.1% | -58.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -122.1% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | +512.3% |
| 1924 | 0.4% | +77.3% |
| 1925 | 0.5% | +39.1% |
| 1926 | 0.6% | +26.4% |
| 1927 | 0.8% | +20.5% |
| 1928 | 0.9% | +15.4% |
| 1929 | 1.0% | +10.3% |
| 1930 | 0.7% | -31.0% |
| 1931 | 0.5% | -23.4% |
| 1932 | 0.4% | -19.4% |
| 1933 | 0.3% | -22.1% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | -23.9% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | -34.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -45.8% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -76.2% |
| 1938 | -0.0% | -288.2% |
| 1939 | -0.1% | +149.9% |
| 1940 | -0.2% | +100.6% |
| 1941 | -0.3% | +44.1% |
| 1942 | -0.4% | +27.5% |
| 1943 | -0.4% | +20.6% |
| 1944 | -0.5% | +20.2% |
| 1945 | -0.6% | +14.3% |
| 1946 | -0.7% | +12.1% |
| 1947 | -0.7% | +10.5% |
| 1948 | -0.8% | +9.3% |
| 1949 | -0.9% | +8.1% |
| 1950 | -0.5% | -38.3% |
| 1951 | -0.4% | -33.5% |
| 1952 | -0.2% | -34.8% |
| 1953 | -0.1% | -46.7% |
| 1954 | -0.0% | -67.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -163.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +163.7% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +37.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -38.5% |
| 1961 | -0.0% | -113.5% |
| 1962 | -0.0% | +703.5% |
| 1963 | -0.1% | +32.5% |
| 1964 | -0.1% | +128.4% |
| 1965 | -0.1% | -6.8% |
| 1966 | -0.2% | +47.7% |
| 1967 | -0.2% | -5.4% |
| 1968 | -0.2% | +28.3% |
| 1969 | -0.2% | -12.3% |
| 1970 | -0.2% | +5.9% |
| 1971 | -0.3% | +20.3% |
| 1972 | -0.3% | -4.7% |
| 1973 | -0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1974 | -0.2% | -8.1% |
| 1975 | -0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1976 | -0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | -0.2% | -9.6% |
| 1978 | -0.2% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | -0.2% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | -0.3% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | -0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | -0.3% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -55.2% |
| 1984 | -0.2% | +36.4% |
| 1985 | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | -0.1% | -10.1% |
| 1987 | -0.2% | +13.0% |
| 1988 | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | -0.2% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | -0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | -0.1% | -10.9% |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -49.4% |
| 1995 | -0.2% | +176.5% |
| 1996 | -0.2% | -19.7% |
| 1997 | -0.1% | -33.4% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -46.4% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | +80.5% |
| 2000 | -0.3% | +211.7% |
| 2001 | -0.6% | +101.1% |
| 2002 | -0.7% | +17.0% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | -45.9% |
| 2004 | -0.7% | +75.4% |
| 2005 | -0.6% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | -0.8% | +37.1% |
| 2007 | -0.6% | -27.7% |
| 2008 | -0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | +61.4% |
| 2010 | -0.5% | -49.0% |
| 2011 | -0.8% | +59.6% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | -0.8% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | -0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -0.7% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | -0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -41.3% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -49.6% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | +162.9% |
| 2021 | -0.7% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | -0.6% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | -0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | -0.6% | -0.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's -0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 76.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -703.5% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1923 | +512.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1938 | -288.2% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -211.7% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1913 | -207.2% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1914 | -187.1% | -0.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.2% | -0.7% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | -0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.5% | -0.9% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6% | -1.0% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Poland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Poland was -0.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1850.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Poland ranks 195th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.