Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Poland
Poland: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 1,714 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Poland, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1,714 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Poland peaked at 1,744 kilograms per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 531.59 kilograms per person, in 1990.
That places Poland 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 622.78 kilograms per person | 531.59 kilograms per person | 801.04 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 902.9 kilograms per person | 676.97 kilograms per person | 1,176 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,351 kilograms per person | 1,129 kilograms per person | 1,680 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,698 kilograms per person | 1,605 kilograms per person | 1,744 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Poland?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Poland was 1,714 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,744 kilograms per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 531.59 kilograms per person in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Poland ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.