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
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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 36.44 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 21.89 million (2025)
- Urban population 60.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 7.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 29.04 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 7.08 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 7.08 tonnes per person (2024)
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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About this data
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.