Nitrous oxide emissions in Poland

Poland emitted 24.17 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1995.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Poland, 2024 24.17 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −2.3% 2023: 24.74 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 205.36 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 21st of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in Poland over time

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

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period PolandEuropean Union
2024 24.17 Mt CO2e 205.36 Mt CO2e
2023 24.74 Mt CO2e 208.40 Mt CO2e
2022 26.00 Mt CO2e 215.23 Mt CO2e
2021 26.72 Mt CO2e 223.79 Mt CO2e
2020 26.73 Mt CO2e 224.57 Mt CO2e
2019 26.70 Mt CO2e 229.92 Mt CO2e
2018 26.70 Mt CO2e 231.16 Mt CO2e
2017 27.50 Mt CO2e 234.62 Mt CO2e
2016 26.90 Mt CO2e 234.41 Mt CO2e
2015 26.17 Mt CO2e 233.82 Mt CO2e
2014 25.92 Mt CO2e 232.66 Mt CO2e
2013 26.17 Mt CO2e 230.88 Mt CO2e
2012 26.81 Mt CO2e 229.60 Mt CO2e
2011 26.23 Mt CO2e 228.26 Mt CO2e
2010 26.55 Mt CO2e 232.44 Mt CO2e
2009 26.04 Mt CO2e 226.23 Mt CO2e
2008 25.81 Mt CO2e 231.30 Mt CO2e
2007 26.73 Mt CO2e 246.00 Mt CO2e
2006 26.28 Mt CO2e 244.34 Mt CO2e
2005 26.28 Mt CO2e 251.65 Mt CO2e
2004 25.68 Mt CO2e 254.91 Mt CO2e
2003 26.30 Mt CO2e 256.27 Mt CO2e
2002 25.47 Mt CO2e 256.42 Mt CO2e
2001 25.65 Mt CO2e 261.20 Mt CO2e
2000 26.46 Mt CO2e 267.13 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.3% from 24.74 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 25.92 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −6.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 21st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 205.36 Mt CO2e.

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.N2O.MT.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