Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Poland
Poland: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was -3.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Poland, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded -3.3% for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in 2023.
The figure is up 31.9% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Poland peaked at -1.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -13.8%, in 1990.
That places Poland 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -13.8% | — |
| 1991 | -8.7% | -36.8% |
| 1992 | -4.5% | -48.1% |
| 1993 | -7.5% | +66.4% |
| 1994 | -9.5% | +25.7% |
| 1995 | -10.6% | +11.8% |
| 1996 | -12.0% | +13.5% |
| 1997 | -12.9% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | -12.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | -6.6% | -48.6% |
| 2000 | -7.3% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | -7.7% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | -8.6% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | -9.2% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | -9.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | -8.4% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | -7.3% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | -5.0% | -31.6% |
| 2008 | -2.1% | -58.5% |
| 2009 | -2.0% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | -1.3% | -34.0% |
| 2011 | -2.4% | +82.1% |
| 2012 | -1.4% | -39.1% |
| 2013 | -5.5% | +278.8% |
| 2014 | -3.7% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | -4.3% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | -5.8% | +34.6% |
| 2017 | -5.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | -2.1% | -63.7% |
| 2019 | -2.5% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | -4.6% | +88.3% |
| 2021 | -5.0% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | -4.9% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | -3.3% | -31.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's -3.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.2%. (52 countries reporting)
- Poland's -3.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.6%. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -278.8% | -1.4% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9.9% | -13.8% | -4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -6.7% | -9.2% | -2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.5% | -5.8% | -1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.5% | -5.0% | -3.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Poland?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Poland was -3.3% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was -1.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.8% in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Poland ranks 99th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.