Consumption-based carbon intensity in Poland
Poland: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.2433 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Poland, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Poland is 0.2433 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Poland peaked at 1.17 kilograms per international-$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2433 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
Poland ranks 56th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9281 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6646 kilograms per international-$ | 1.17 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5078 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4071 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6024 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3391 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2762 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4144 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2578 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2433 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2676 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 53 Benin 0.2582 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 54 Japan 0.2516 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 55 Slovakia 0.2507 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 57 Taiwan 0.2371 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 58 Croatia 0.2333 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 59 Finland 0.2333 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Poland?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Poland was 0.2433 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 kilograms per international-$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2433 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Poland ranks 56th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).