Per capita ghg emissions in Poland
Poland: Per capita ghg emissions was 8.62 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
8.62
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
47th
of 199 countries
All-time high
18.65
in 1980
All-time low
1.12
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Poland, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Poland is 8.62, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Poland peaked at 18.65 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.12, in 1919.
That places Poland 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4.09 | — |
| 1851 | 4.21 | +2.9% |
| 1852 | 4.31 | +2.3% |
| 1853 | 4.32 | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 4.38 | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 4.43 | +1.2% |
| 1856 | 4.46 | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 4.47 | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 4.51 | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 4.46 | -1.2% |
| 1860 | 4.45 | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 4.41 | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 4.44 | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 4.5 | +1.3% |
| 1864 | 4.53 | +0.7% |
| 1865 | 4.57 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 4.5 | -1.5% |
| 1867 | 4.55 | +1.1% |
| 1868 | 4.59 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 4.58 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 4.74 | +3.5% |
| 1871 | 4.91 | +3.7% |
| 1872 | 5.03 | +2.4% |
| 1873 | 5.11 | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 5.24 | +2.4% |
| 1875 | 5.19 | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 5.16 | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 5.04 | -2.4% |
| 1878 | 5.06 | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 5.16 | +2.1% |
| 1880 | 5.1 | -1.1% |
| 1881 | 5.03 | -1.5% |
| 1882 | 5.04 | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 5.13 | +1.8% |
| 1884 | 5.13 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 5.14 | +0.3% |
| 1886 | 5.12 | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 5.09 | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 5.19 | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 5.28 | +1.9% |
| 1890 | 5.19 | -1.7% |
| 1891 | 5.24 | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 5.06 | -3.5% |
| 1893 | 5.09 | +0.6% |
| 1894 | 5.07 | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 5.15 | +1.5% |
| 1896 | 5.23 | +1.6% |
| 1897 | 5.28 | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 5.43 | +2.8% |
| 1899 | 5.49 | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 5.51 | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 5.61 | +1.8% |
| 1902 | 5.49 | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 5.58 | +1.6% |
| 1904 | 5.56 | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 5.78 | +3.8% |
| 1906 | 5.89 | +2.0% |
| 1907 | 6.19 | +5.0% |
| 1908 | 6.39 | +3.3% |
| 1909 | 6.47 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 6.21 | -4.0% |
| 1911 | 6.23 | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 6.58 | +5.6% |
| 1913 | 6.72 | +2.1% |
| 1914 | 5.81 | -13.6% |
| 1915 | 5.62 | -3.3% |
| 1916 | 6.16 | +9.7% |
| 1917 | 6.62 | +7.5% |
| 1918 | 5.7 | -13.9% |
| 1919 | 1.12 | -80.4% |
| 1920 | 4.81 | +330.2% |
| 1921 | 5.02 | +4.4% |
| 1922 | 5.11 | +1.8% |
| 1923 | 4.42 | -13.6% |
| 1924 | 4.36 | -1.4% |
| 1925 | 4.51 | +3.5% |
| 1926 | 4.62 | +2.5% |
| 1927 | 5.24 | +13.4% |
| 1928 | 5.4 | +3.0% |
| 1929 | 5.84 | +8.3% |
| 1930 | 4.83 | -17.4% |
| 1931 | 4.49 | -7.0% |
| 1932 | 3.8 | -15.4% |
| 1933 | 3.7 | -2.7% |
| 1934 | 3.61 | -2.2% |
| 1935 | 3.49 | -3.3% |
| 1936 | 3.49 | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 3.6 | +3.1% |
| 1938 | 3.61 | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 3.23 | -10.6% |
| 1940 | 7.43 | +130.4% |
| 1941 | 7.3 | -1.8% |
| 1942 | 7.95 | +9.0% |
| 1943 | 8.66 | +8.8% |
| 1944 | 8.42 | -2.8% |
| 1945 | 3.35 | -60.2% |
| 1946 | 5.3 | +58.4% |
| 1947 | 4.87 | -8.1% |
| 1948 | 4.87 | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 5.68 | +16.8% |
| 1950 | 6.45 | +13.4% |
| 1951 | 7.16 | +11.1% |
| 1952 | 7.69 | +7.4% |
| 1953 | 8.35 | +8.6% |
| 1954 | 8.88 | +6.4% |
| 1955 | 9.29 | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 9.91 | +6.7% |
| 1957 | 10.45 | +5.4% |
| 1958 | 10.32 | -1.2% |
| 1959 | 10.86 | +5.2% |
| 1960 | 11.13 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 11.34 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 11.69 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 12.26 | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 12.61 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 12.81 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 12.99 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 13.31 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 13.98 | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 14.76 | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 14.7 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.9 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 15.4 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 15.67 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 16.06 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 16.89 | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 17.46 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 17.89 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 18.33 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 18.5 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 18.65 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 16.34 | -12.4% |
| 1982 | 16.89 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 16.76 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 16.8 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 16.9 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 16.96 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 17.09 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 16.41 | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 15.49 | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 13.56 | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 13.24 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 12.85 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 12.77 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 12.62 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 12.53 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 12.91 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 12.69 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 11.75 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 11.34 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 10.76 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 10.37 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 9.96 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 10.39 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 10.28 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.47 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.56 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 10.78 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.49 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 9.6 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 10.54 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 10.22 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 10.01 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 9.95 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.49 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 9.53 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 10.27 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 10.49 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.16 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 9.52 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 10.35 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 9.8 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 8.84 | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 8.62 | -2.4% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 8.62 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.8, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Poland's 8.62 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.18, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +330.2% | 1.12 | 4.81 |
| 1940 | +130.4% | 3.23 | 7.43 |
| 1919 | -80.4% | 5.7 | 1.12 |
| 1945 | -60.2% | 8.42 | 3.35 |
| 1946 | +58.4% | 3.35 | 5.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.36 | 4.09 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.51 | 4.41 | 4.59 | 10 |
| 1870s | 5.06 | 4.74 | 5.24 | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.12 | 5.03 | 5.28 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.22 | 5.06 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.85 | 5.49 | 6.47 | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.68 | 1.12 | 6.72 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.93 | 4.36 | 5.84 | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.79 | 3.23 | 4.83 | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.38 | 3.35 | 8.66 | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.94 | 6.45 | 10.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.69 | 11.13 | 14.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.58 | 14.7 | 18.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.83 | 15.49 | 18.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.63 | 11.34 | 13.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.37 | 9.6 | 10.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.06 | 9.49 | 10.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.43 | 8.62 | 10.35 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Poland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.05 billion kg (2050)
- 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 per capita ghg emissions in Poland?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Poland was 8.62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.65 in 1980.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 1919.
- How does Poland rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Poland ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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