Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Poland
Poland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Poland, 1800–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.8% for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Poland peaked at 5.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1919.
That places Poland 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 225 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Poland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Poland was 0.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1919.
- How does Poland rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.