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Poland’s CO2 Emissions per Capita

#7 of 191 in the CO2 Emissions per Capita progress rankings

CO2 Emissions per Capita measure the average carbon dioxide produced per person in tonnes. This indicator captures the impact of energy use on climate change, urging cleaner practices (lower is better).

Latest (2023)
7.46 t
Year-over-year
-0.75 t
Change since start (1800→2023)
+7.41 t

Key insights

  • From 1800 to 2023, CO2 Emissions per Capita changed by +7.41 t.
  • Most recent year-over-year change (2022→2023): -0.75 t.
  • Lowest level: 0.04 t in 1807.
  • Highest level: 13.02 t in 1980.

CO2 Emissions per Capita Chart (1800–2023)

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*Average based on available data from 193 UN member countries

CO2 Emissions per Capita Table (1800–2023)

CO2 Emissions per Capita — Poland
Year ⇵ CO2 Emissions per Capita ⇵
1800 0.05 t
1801 0.05 t
1802 0.05 t
1803 0.05 t
1804 0.05 t
1805 0.06 t
1806 0.06 t
1807 0.04 t
1808 0.05 t
1809 0.05 t
1810 0.06 t
1811 0.06 t
1812 0.05 t
1813 0.04 t
1814 0.05 t
1815 0.06 t
1816 0.07 t
1817 0.07 t
1818 0.09 t
1819 0.07 t
1820 0.07 t
1821 0.08 t
1822 0.09 t
1823 0.11 t
1824 0.12 t
1825 0.12 t
1826 0.11 t
1827 0.12 t
1828 0.11 t
1829 0.10 t
1830 0.09 t
1831 0.07 t
1832 0.09 t
1833 0.09 t
1834 0.10 t
1835 0.10 t
1836 0.12 t
1837 0.12 t
1838 0.13 t
1839 0.14 t
1840 0.16 t
1841 0.18 t
1842 0.19 t
1843 0.18 t
1844 0.19 t
1845 0.22 t
1846 0.23 t
1847 0.24 t
1848 0.24 t
1849 0.23 t
1850 0.25 t
1851 0.26 t
1852 0.31 t
1853 0.32 t
1854 0.35 t
1855 0.41 t
1856 0.45 t
1857 0.47 t
1858 0.54 t
1859 0.49 t
1860 0.51 t
1861 0.51 t
1862 0.58 t
1863 0.66 t
1864 0.72 t
1865 0.79 t
1866 0.76 t
1867 0.82 t
1868 0.93 t
1869 0.94 t
1870 0.99 t
1871 1.12 t
1872 1.20 t
1873 1.28 t
1874 1.38 t
1875 1.33 t
1876 1.34 t
1877 1.24 t
1878 1.29 t
1879 1.38 t
1880 1.36 t
1881 1.33 t
1882 1.36 t
1883 1.47 t
1884 1.51 t
1885 1.56 t
1886 1.57 t
1887 1.56 t
1888 1.71 t
1889 1.83 t
1890 1.87 t
1891 2.00 t
1892 1.88 t
1893 1.97 t
1894 1.98 t
1895 2.09 t
1896 2.23 t
1897 2.32 t
1898 2.50 t
1899 2.57 t
1900 2.60 t
1901 2.73 t
1902 2.66 t
1903 2.76 t
1904 2.77 t
1905 2.97 t
1906 3.10 t
1907 3.41 t
1908 3.62 t
1909 3.70 t
1910 3.66 t
1911 3.87 t
1912 4.35 t
1913 4.60 t
1914 3.88 t
1915 3.84 t
1916 4.45 t
1917 5.00 t
1918 4.25 t
1919 0.11 t
1920 3.21 t
1921 3.13 t
1922 2.97 t
1923 2.14 t
1924 1.91 t
1925 1.89 t
1926 1.86 t
1927 2.31 t
1928 2.36 t
1929 2.69 t
1930 2.07 t
1931 1.98 t
1932 1.50 t
1933 1.54 t
1934 1.60 t
1935 1.62 t
1936 1.74 t
1937 1.96 t
1938 2.07 t
1939 1.79 t
1940 5.79 t
1941 5.76 t
1942 6.43 t
1943 7.14 t
1944 6.95 t
1945 2.23 t
1946 4.00 t
1947 3.57 t
1948 3.53 t
1949 4.23 t
1950 4.52 t
1951 4.84 t
1952 4.99 t
1953 5.33 t
1954 5.55 t
1955 5.70 t
1956 6.04 t
1957 6.36 t
1958 6.17 t
1959 6.51 t
1960 6.75 t
1961 6.91 t
1962 7.14 t
1963 7.53 t
1964 7.84 t
1965 7.89 t
1966 8.00 t
1967 8.14 t
1968 8.60 t
1969 9.08 t
1970 9.35 t
1971 9.55 t
1972 9.97 t
1973 10.07 t
1974 10.29 t
1975 11.03 t
1976 11.61 t
1977 12.07 t
1978 12.33 t
1979 12.52 t
1980 13.02 t
1981 11.39 t
1982 11.62 t
1983 11.51 t
1984 11.72 t
1985 11.95 t
1986 12.06 t
1987 12.31 t
1988 11.75 t
1989 11.13 t
1990 9.90 t
1991 9.79 t
1992 9.53 t
1993 9.54 t
1994 9.39 t
1995 9.45 t
1996 9.84 t
1997 9.58 t
1998 8.85 t
1999 8.60 t
2000 8.30 t
2001 8.20 t
2002 8.01 t
2003 8.35 t
2004 8.48 t
2005 8.47 t
2006 8.84 t
2007 8.84 t
2008 8.67 t
2009 8.32 t
2010 8.77 t
2011 8.73 t
2012 8.52 t
2013 8.41 t
2014 8.09 t
2015 8.17 t
2016 8.46 t
2017 8.80 t
2018 8.79 t
2019 8.31 t
2020 7.92 t
2021 8.70 t
2022 8.21 t
2023 7.46 t

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2024); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data