Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Poland
Poland: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Poland, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Poland stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Poland peaked at 1.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1994.
That places Poland 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 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 flaring in Poland?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Poland was 0.9% 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 flaring recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1994.
- How does Poland rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Poland ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.