Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Poland

Greenhouse gas emissions in Poland were 9.5 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Poland, 2024 9.5 Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 −1.4% 2023: 9.7 t CO2e per person
European Union, 2024 7.0 t CO2e per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 7.2 t CO2e per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 34th of 203 See the full ranking

Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Poland over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period PolandEuropean Union
2024 9.5 t CO2e per person 7.0 t CO2e per person
2023 9.7 t CO2e per person 7.2 t CO2e per person
2022 10.5 t CO2e per person 7.8 t CO2e per person
2021 10.9 t CO2e per person 8.0 t CO2e per person
2020 10.0 t CO2e per person 7.6 t CO2e per person
2019 10.3 t CO2e per person 8.2 t CO2e per person
2018 10.8 t CO2e per person 8.6 t CO2e per person
2017 10.9 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2016 10.5 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2015 10.2 t CO2e per person 8.8 t CO2e per person
2014 10.1 t CO2e per person 8.6 t CO2e per person
2013 10.5 t CO2e per person 9.0 t CO2e per person
2012 10.6 t CO2e per person 9.2 t CO2e per person
2011 10.8 t CO2e per person 9.4 t CO2e per person
2010 10.9 t CO2e per person 9.6 t CO2e per person
2009 10.4 t CO2e per person 9.3 t CO2e per person
2008 10.8 t CO2e per person 10.0 t CO2e per person
2007 11.0 t CO2e per person 10.3 t CO2e per person
2006 11.1 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2005 10.7 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2004 10.7 t CO2e per person 10.6 t CO2e per person
2003 10.7 t CO2e per person 10.6 t CO2e per person
2002 10.4 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person
2001 10.6 t CO2e per person 10.5 t CO2e per person
2000 10.8 t CO2e per person 10.4 t CO2e per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.4% from 9.7 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 10.1 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −6.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 34th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 7.0 t CO2e per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Poland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database