Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Poland
Poland: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population was 0.2% in 2100. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population in Poland, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2100, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Poland stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 318 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions and population in Poland peaked at 1.5% in 1899 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2100.
Poland ranks 79th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 318 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 76 Congo 0.2% compare
- 77 Israel 0.2% compare
- 78 North Korea 0.2% compare
- 80 Ecuador 0.2% compare
- 81 Central African Republic 0.2% compare
- 82 Papua New Guinea 0.2% compare
More climate change data for Poland
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions and population in Poland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions and population in Poland was 0.2% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1899.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions and population recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2100.
- How does Poland rank for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- Poland ranks 79th out of 234 countries with data for 2100.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions and population rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 318 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.