Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Poland
Poland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Poland stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Poland peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Poland 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +61.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +36.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +23.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 46.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 24.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +61.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1992 | +36.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 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 flaring in Poland?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Poland was 0.6% 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 flaring recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Poland ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.