Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Poland
Poland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 23.64 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Poland, 1800–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Poland recorded 23.64 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 225 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Poland peaked at 23.64 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 406,704 tonnes, in 1800.
Poland ranks 8th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 2.52 million tonnes | 406,704 tonnes | 4.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1810s | 7.74 million tonnes | 5.23 million tonnes | 10.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1820s | 16.58 million tonnes | 11.60 million tonnes | 21.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1830s | 28.02 million tonnes | 22.95 million tonnes | 34.32 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1840s | 47.44 million tonnes | 36.28 million tonnes | 60.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1850s | 85.27 million tonnes | 63.36 million tonnes | 113.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 168.36 million tonnes | 121.00 million tonnes | 227.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 344.11 million tonnes | 244.01 million tonnes | 452.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 614.58 million tonnes | 478.87 million tonnes | 769.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.02 billion tonnes | 811.31 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 2.00 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | 2.91 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.25 billion tonnes | 2.99 billion tonnes | 3.51 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.77 billion tonnes | 3.56 billion tonnes | 3.99 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.82 billion tonnes | 4.15 billion tonnes | 5.32 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.06 billion tonnes | 5.43 billion tonnes | 6.78 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.94 billion tonnes | 6.97 billion tonnes | 8.99 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.59 billion tonnes | 9.26 billion tonnes | 12.06 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.06 billion tonnes | 12.44 billion tonnes | 15.74 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.34 billion tonnes | 16.04 billion tonnes | 18.56 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.80 billion tonnes | 18.79 billion tonnes | 20.80 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.96 billion tonnes | 21.02 billion tonnes | 22.85 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.35 billion tonnes | 23.02 billion tonnes | 23.64 billion tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Poland?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Poland was 23.64 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.64 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,704 tonnes in 1800.
- How does Poland rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 225 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.