Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Poland
Poland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.7495 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.7495 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
181st
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.98 tonnes per person
in 1852
All-time low
-1.95 tonnes per person
in 1949
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Poland, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded -0.7495 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Poland peaked at 2.98 tonnes per person in 1852 and was at its lowest, -1.95 tonnes per person, in 1949.
Poland ranks 181st of 194 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 CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.89 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 2.96 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1852 | 2.98 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1854 | 2.93 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1855 | 2.88 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1856 | 2.81 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1857 | 2.76 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1858 | 2.69 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1859 | 2.65 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1860 | 2.57 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1861 | 2.49 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1862 | 2.42 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1863 | 2.37 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1864 | 2.3 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1865 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1866 | 2.19 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1867 | 2.15 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1868 | 2.06 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1869 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1870 | 2.14 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1871 | 2.13 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 2.13 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1873 | 2.09 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1874 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1875 | 2.03 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1876 | 1.96 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1877 | 1.92 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1878 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1879 | 1.84 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 1.79 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1881 | 1.72 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1882 | 1.69 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1883 | 1.65 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1884 | 1.59 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1885 | 1.55 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1886 | 1.51 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1887 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 1.43 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1889 | 1.39 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1890 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1891 | 1.23 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1892 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1893 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1894 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1895 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1896 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1897 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1898 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1899 | 1 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 1 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.9821 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1902 | 0.9556 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1903 | 0.9505 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1904 | 0.9341 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1905 | 0.931 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.9177 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1907 | 0.884 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1908 | 0.8775 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 0.8644 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1910 | 0.5806 tonnes per person | -32.8% |
| 1911 | 0.3417 tonnes per person | -41.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0993 tonnes per person | -70.9% |
| 1913 | -0.1065 tonnes per person | -207.2% |
| 1914 | -0.3094 tonnes per person | +190.7% |
| 1915 | -0.5243 tonnes per person | +69.4% |
| 1916 | -0.7152 tonnes per person | +36.4% |
| 1917 | -0.9147 tonnes per person | +27.9% |
| 1918 | -1.09 tonnes per person | +18.8% |
| 1919 | -1.29 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1920 | -0.7246 tonnes per person | -43.6% |
| 1921 | -0.3091 tonnes per person | -57.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0686 tonnes per person | -122.2% |
| 1923 | 0.4225 tonnes per person | +515.7% |
| 1924 | 0.7294 tonnes per person | +72.6% |
| 1925 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +40.5% |
| 1926 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 1927 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1928 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1929 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1930 | 1.32 tonnes per person | -31.2% |
| 1931 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 1932 | 0.8166 tonnes per person | -19.5% |
| 1933 | 0.627 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1934 | 0.4785 tonnes per person | -23.7% |
| 1935 | 0.3064 tonnes per person | -36.0% |
| 1936 | 0.1692 tonnes per person | -44.8% |
| 1937 | 0.0398 tonnes per person | -76.5% |
| 1938 | -0.075 tonnes per person | -288.4% |
| 1939 | -0.1861 tonnes per person | +148.2% |
| 1940 | -0.3818 tonnes per person | +105.2% |
| 1941 | -0.5693 tonnes per person | +49.1% |
| 1942 | -0.7377 tonnes per person | +29.6% |
| 1943 | -0.9047 tonnes per person | +22.6% |
| 1944 | -1.1 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1945 | -1.28 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1946 | -1.46 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1947 | -1.63 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1948 | -1.8 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1949 | -1.95 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1950 | -1.41 tonnes per person | -27.4% |
| 1951 | -0.9994 tonnes per person | -29.3% |
| 1952 | -0.6452 tonnes per person | -35.4% |
| 1953 | -0.3442 tonnes per person | -46.7% |
| 1954 | -0.1159 tonnes per person | -66.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0734 tonnes per person | -163.3% |
| 1956 | 0.1919 tonnes per person | +161.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2655 tonnes per person | +38.3% |
| 1958 | 0.2386 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1959 | 0.218 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1960 | 0.1156 tonnes per person | -47.0% |
| 1961 | -0.0155 tonnes per person | -113.4% |
| 1962 | -0.1149 tonnes per person | +642.9% |
| 1963 | -0.1467 tonnes per person | +27.7% |
| 1964 | -0.3176 tonnes per person | +116.5% |
| 1965 | -0.2812 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1966 | -0.3814 tonnes per person | +35.6% |
| 1967 | -0.3778 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | -0.4867 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 1969 | -0.4646 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1970 | -0.4711 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | -0.5165 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1972 | -0.5121 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | -0.5104 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | -0.469 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1975 | -0.4426 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1976 | -0.4296 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | -0.4204 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | -0.4284 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | -0.4114 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1980 | -0.4469 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1981 | -0.4201 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | -0.39 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1983 | -0.1829 tonnes per person | -53.1% |
| 1984 | -0.2721 tonnes per person | +48.8% |
| 1985 | -0.2841 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | -0.2596 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1987 | -0.2729 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1988 | -0.2584 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1989 | -0.2439 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1990 | -0.2432 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | -0.2339 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | -0.217 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1993 | -0.1999 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1994 | -0.1176 tonnes per person | -41.2% |
| 1995 | -0.306 tonnes per person | +160.2% |
| 1996 | -0.256 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1997 | -0.209 tonnes per person | -18.4% |
| 1998 | -0.095 tonnes per person | -54.5% |
| 1999 | -0.1658 tonnes per person | +74.5% |
| 2000 | -0.4845 tonnes per person | +192.2% |
| 2001 | -0.8659 tonnes per person | +78.7% |
| 2002 | -1.13 tonnes per person | +30.6% |
| 2003 | -0.7357 tonnes per person | -35.0% |
| 2004 | -1.14 tonnes per person | +54.5% |
| 2005 | -0.9102 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 2006 | -1.27 tonnes per person | +39.7% |
| 2007 | -0.853 tonnes per person | -32.9% |
| 2008 | -0.939 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2009 | -1.66 tonnes per person | +77.2% |
| 2010 | -0.8443 tonnes per person | -49.3% |
| 2011 | -1.32 tonnes per person | +56.1% |
| 2012 | -1.39 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | -1.26 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 2014 | -1.28 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | -1.24 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | -1.16 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | -1.13 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | -0.6122 tonnes per person | -46.0% |
| 2019 | -0.3093 tonnes per person | -49.5% |
| 2020 | -0.7525 tonnes per person | +143.3% |
| 2021 | -0.8319 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2022 | -0.8057 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | -0.773 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2024 | -0.7495 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's -0.7495 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person, 10.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 | -642.9% | -0.0155 tonnes per person | -0.1149 tonnes per person |
| 1923 | +515.7% | 0.0686 tonnes per person | 0.4225 tonnes per person |
| 1938 | -288.4% | 0.0398 tonnes per person | -0.075 tonnes per person |
| 1913 | -207.2% | 0.0993 tonnes per person | -0.1065 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | -192.2% | -0.1658 tonnes per person | -0.4845 tonnes per person |
| 1914 | -190.7% | -0.1065 tonnes per person | -0.3094 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.85 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.28 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | 2.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.02 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.58 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9299 tonnes per person | 0.8644 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.392 tonnes per person | -1.29 tonnes per person | 0.5806 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7663 tonnes per person | -0.7246 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4508 tonnes per person | -0.1861 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | -1.18 tonnes per person | -1.95 tonnes per person | -0.3818 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.2532 tonnes per person | -1.41 tonnes per person | 0.2655 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2471 tonnes per person | -0.4867 tonnes per person | 0.1156 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4611 tonnes per person | -0.5165 tonnes per person | -0.4114 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3031 tonnes per person | -0.4469 tonnes per person | -0.1829 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2044 tonnes per person | -0.306 tonnes per person | -0.095 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9991 tonnes per person | -1.66 tonnes per person | -0.4845 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.06 tonnes per person | -1.39 tonnes per person | -0.3093 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7825 tonnes per person | -0.8319 tonnes per person | -0.7495 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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)
- 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 co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Poland?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Poland was -0.7495 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 tonnes per person in 1852.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.95 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Poland rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Poland ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.