Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Poland
Poland: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Poland, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Poland stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Poland peaked at 1.5% in 1876 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2024.
Poland ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Poland?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Poland was 1.1% 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 including land-use change recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1876.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Poland ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).