Climate and energy

World Bank · 825 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-09-15

Carbon dioxide emissions in tonnes per person. Levels have declined in Poland and Germany, while global per-capita emissions have not fallen.

GUS · 20 observations · GUS reuse of public statistics · 2026-09-15

Share of electricity generated from renewable energy sources in total domestic generation according to GUS.

World Bank · 927 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-11-05

Cereal yield in kilograms per harvested hectare according to the World Bank (FAO data).

NSIDC · 48 observations · Free use with citation (NSIDC) · 2026-11-05

Average Antarctic sea ice extent in February, the month of minimum ice cover, from the NSIDC Sea Ice Index, since 1979.

NSIDC · 48 observations · Free use with citation (NSIDC) · 2026-11-05

Average Arctic sea ice extent in March, the month of maximum ice cover, from the NSIDC Sea Ice Index, since 1979.

NSIDC · 48 observations · Free use with citation (NSIDC) · 2026-11-05

Average Arctic sea ice extent in September, the month of minimum ice cover, from the NSIDC Sea Ice Index, since 1979.

NOAA · 42 observations · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · 2026-11-05

Annual global mean concentration of methane at marine surface sites, from NOAA, since 1984.

NOAA · 47 observations · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · 2026-11-05

Annual global mean concentration of carbon dioxide at marine surface sites, from NOAA, since 1979.

NOAA · 67 observations · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · 2026-11-05

Annual mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the air measured at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, the longest continuous record, since 1959.

NOAA · 25 observations · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · 2026-11-05

Annual global mean concentration of nitrous oxide, from NOAA, since 2001.

CSIRO · 134 observations · Public domain (U.S. EPA); cite CSIRO (Church and White, 2011) · 2026-11-05

Global mean sea level relative to the start of the series, from the CSIRO reconstruction published by the US EPA, since 1880.

NASA GISS · 146 observations · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · 2026-11-05

Annual global mean surface temperature (land and ocean) compared with the 1951–1980 average, from NASA GISTEMP v4, since 1880.

Met Office · 176 observations · Open Government Licence v3.0 · 2026-11-05

Annual global mean surface temperature compared with the 1961–1990 average, from the Met Office HadCRUT5 dataset, since 1850.

World Bank · 825 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-23

Annual CO₂ emissions in million metric tons (excluding LULUCF) from the World Bank.

World Bank · 504 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-09-15

Share of population with access to electricity. While Poland, Germany, and the US stand at 100%, global access increased from 73% to 92%.

World Bank · 537 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-23

Electric power consumption in kilowatt-hours per capita from the World Bank.

World Bank · 525 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-11-05

Primary energy use per capita in kilograms of oil equivalent according to the World Bank.

Eurostat · 1115 observations · Eurostat reuse policy · 2026-09-15

Net energy import dependency as a percentage of gross available energy from Eurostat.

Eurostat · 1120 observations · Eurostat reuse policy · 2026-10-23

Greenhouse gas emissions in million tonnes CO₂ equivalent (excluding LULUCF) from Eurostat.

Eurostat · 225 observations · Eurostat reuse policy · 2026-11-05

Share of municipal waste recycled (including composting) from Eurostat.

World Bank · 505 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-09-15

Share of forest area in total land area. Poland recorded a modest increase, whereas the global average fell from 33% to 31%.

World Bank · 429 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-26

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total), World Bank

GUS · 22 observations · GUS reuse of public statistics · 2026-09-15

Household electricity consumption in kilowatt-hours per capita according to Statistics Poland (GUS).

OECD · 365 observations · OECD Terms and Conditions · 2026-09-15

Municipal waste generated per capita in kilograms per year according to OECD figures.

World Bank · 510 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-09-15

Mean annual exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in micrograms per cubic metre (World Bank / GHAP).

World Bank · 510 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-26

PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter), World Bank

World Bank · 480 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-25

Renewable sources as a share of total electricity generation.

World Bank · 479 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-09-15

Share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption. In Poland it grew from 2.5% to 15%, outpacing the United States.

World Bank · 502 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-26

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population), World Bank

World Bank · 509 observations · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-26

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population), World Bank