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CO₂ per person

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

7.6 t/personPoland · 2024

World Bank Open DataPublished by source: 2026-07-13
Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID fde52d65e4a6Warehouse version at build: v45
Data coverage
  • Poland: 1970–2024; observations: 55; missing years: 0

Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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55 rows for Poland

Time range:
7.59.010.512.013.519701980199020002010202020247.6
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Poland

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Poland

9.5→7.6

Total change
−20.2 %
Annual growth (CAGR)
−0.4 %
Period
1970–2024

Poland: 9.5 (1970) → 7.6 (2024). Change of −20.2 % over 54 years. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of −0.4 % per year.

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CO₂ per person — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland7.6 t/person
2023Poland7.6 t/person
2022Poland8.4 t/person
2021Poland8.8 t/person
2020Poland7.9 t/person
2019Poland8.2 t/person
2018Poland8.7 t/person
2017Poland8.7 t/person
2016Poland8.3 t/person
2015Poland8.1 t/person
2014Poland8 t/person
2013Poland8.3 t/person
2012Poland8.4 t/person
2011Poland8.6 t/person
2010Poland8.7 t/person
2009Poland8.2 t/person
2008Poland8.5 t/person
2007Poland8.7 t/person
2006Poland8.7 t/person
2005Poland8.3 t/person
Source
World Bank Open Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Published by source
2026-07-13
Retrieved
2026-09-15
Indicator code in source
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
Unit of measure
tonnes per person
Data version
v45

Cite

Longseries, “CO₂ per person”. World Bank Open Data (EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5), 1970–2024, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data version v45. Data SHA-256: fde52d65e4a6ab19682bb78906e2e413403e2d74caab562eb934d14e5c6d9a81. https://longseries.com/en/d/co2-per-capita/

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Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — United States; lowest — India

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15 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearUnited States202413.6 t/person13.6 t/person
China20249.3 t/person9.3 t/person
Japan20247.8 t/person7.8 t/person
Poland20247.6 t/person7.6 t/person
Czechia20247.1 t/person7.1 t/person
Germany20246.9 t/person6.9 t/person
Netherlands20246.6 t/person6.6 t/person
Italy20245.1 t/person5.1 t/person
Remaining locations (7)

    About this series

    CO₂ emissions in tonnes per person, 1970–2024.

    Indicator definition

    Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in metric tons per capita from fossil fuel combustion and cement manufacturing.

    How to read the data

    Per-capita CO₂ emissions fell in Poland from 9.5 to 7.6 tonnes, in Germany from 14 to 6.9 tonnes, and in the US from 22 to 14 tonnes, while the world average rose from 4.1 to 4.7 tonnes. Energy transition: Renewable energy; forests: Forest area.

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