Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Poland
Poland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 2.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.8%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
8th
of 179 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 1989
All-time low
0.1%
in 1800
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Share of global cumulative 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 2.8% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Poland peaked at 3.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1800.
Poland ranks 8th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 225 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 0.1% | — |
| 1801 | 0.1% | +100.9% |
| 1802 | 0.2% | +45.9% |
| 1803 | 0.2% | +31.0% |
| 1804 | 0.2% | +21.7% |
| 1805 | 0.3% | +21.6% |
| 1806 | 0.3% | +14.7% |
| 1807 | 0.4% | +7.5% |
| 1808 | 0.4% | +9.8% |
| 1809 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 1810 | 0.5% | +8.3% |
| 1811 | 0.5% | +7.5% |
| 1812 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 1813 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 1814 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 1815 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 1816 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 1817 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 1818 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 1819 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 1820 | 0.7% | +3.5% |
| 1821 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 1822 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 1823 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 1824 | 0.9% | +5.3% |
| 1825 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 1826 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 1827 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 1828 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 1829 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 1830 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 1831 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 1832 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 1833 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 1834 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 1835 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1836 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 1837 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 1838 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 1839 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 1840 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 1841 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 1842 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 1843 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 1844 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 1845 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 1846 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 1847 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 1848 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 1849 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 1850 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 1851 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 1852 | 1.4% | +1.9% |
| 1853 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 1854 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 1855 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 1856 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
| 1857 | 1.5% | +2.6% |
| 1858 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
| 1859 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 1860 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 1861 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 1862 | 1.7% | +2.2% |
| 1863 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 1864 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 1865 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 1866 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1867 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1868 | 2.0% | +2.7% |
| 1869 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 1870 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 1871 | 2.1% | +2.8% |
| 1872 | 2.2% | +2.6% |
| 1873 | 2.2% | +2.6% |
| 1874 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 1875 | 2.4% | +2.4% |
| 1876 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 2.5% | +1.6% |
| 1878 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
| 1879 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
| 1880 | 2.6% | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 1883 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 2.7% | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 1890 | 2.8% | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 1892 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 3.0% | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 3.0% | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 3.0% | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1904 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1905 | 3.0% | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 1907 | 3.0% | -0.0% |
| 1908 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 1912 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 1913 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1916 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 1918 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 3.0% | -2.8% |
| 1920 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 1921 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 1922 | 3.0% | -0.4% |
| 1923 | 3.0% | -1.4% |
| 1924 | 2.9% | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 1926 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 1927 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 2.8% | -1.0% |
| 1929 | 2.8% | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 1931 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 1932 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 1933 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 1934 | 2.7% | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 1936 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 1938 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 1940 | 2.6% | +1.7% |
| 1941 | 2.6% | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 2.7% | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 2.7% | +2.0% |
| 1944 | 2.8% | +1.7% |
| 1945 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 1946 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 1947 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 1948 | 2.7% | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 1950 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 2.7% | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 2.8% | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 2.8% | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 2.8% | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 2.9% | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 2.9% | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 3.1% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 2.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 63.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Poland's 2.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 32.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | +100.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1802 | +45.9% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1803 | +31.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 5 |
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 global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Poland?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Poland was 2.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1800.
- How does Poland rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Poland ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.