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A pair of series

Particles and carbon

PM2.5 in the air and CO₂ per person. Two atmospheres.

PM2.5 is what you breathe. CO₂ per person is a climate stock-flow. Do not average them.

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PM2.5

Mean annual PM2.5 exposure, µg/m³. Bank / GHAP. Particles, not [co2-per-capita].

The file

Population-weighted mean annual PM2.5, µg/m³. Bank / GHAP.

The indicator

EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3. Fine particles, not CO₂ per person.

What the numbers show

Air you breathe, not carbon per person. Pair: CO₂ per person.

Longseries, “PM2.5”. World Bank Open Data (EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3), 1990–2023, 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. https://longseries.com/en/d/pm25/

Latest values

Sorted by the latest published value. The rest of the file is under the fold.

15 places — sorted by latest value
CountryYearValue
India202354.1
World202332.9
China202332.0
Poland202316.5
Italy202314.3
Brazil202313.4
Czechia202312.7
Japan202311.5
The rest of the places (7)
Remaining 7 places
Spain202310.1
United Kingdom20239.5
Germany20238.8
Netherlands20238.6
France20238.2
United States20237.0
Sweden20235.3

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14.219.224.129.034.0199020012012202316.5
Poland

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We compute from the published level in the selected years. Nothing is invented — CAGR and Δ are functions of those rows.

Poland

PM2.5

32.3→16.5

Change
-15.8 pts
Years
1990–2023

Poland: 32.3 (1990) → 16.5 (2023). Difference -15.8 pts. Highest 32.3 in 1990; lowest 15.9 in 2022.

PM2.5 — Poland
YearCountryValue
2023Poland16.5
2022Poland15.9
2021Poland18.6
2020Poland16.4
2019Poland18.1
2018Poland22.0
2017Poland21.5
2016Poland20.9
2015Poland21.6
2014Poland23.6
2013Poland22.9
2012Poland23.7
2011Poland25.8
2010Poland28.0
2009Poland24.4
2008Poland23.0
2007Poland24.3
2006Poland26.1
2005Poland27.8
2004Poland26.6
2003Poland30.6
2002Poland29.9
2001Poland25.8
2000Poland25.9
1999Poland26.8
1998Poland27.5
1997Poland28.1
1996Poland28.8
1995Poland30.0
1994Poland30.0
1993Poland30.7
1992Poland31.3
1991Poland32.0
1990Poland32.3

CO₂ per person

Tonnes of CO₂ per person. PL and DE down; the world per person is not.

The file

CO₂ emissions in tonnes per person, 1970–2024.

The indicator

EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 is per head, not the national total. A shrinking population can cut per-person tonnes slowly.

What the numbers show

Poland 9.5 → 7.6 t; Germany 14 → 6.9; US 22 → 14; world 4.1 → 4.7. The world per person is not falling. Mix: Renewable energy; forests: Forest area.

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. https://longseries.com/en/d/co2-per-capita/

Latest values

Sorted by the latest published value. The rest of the file is under the fold.

15 places — sorted by latest value
CountryYearValue
United States202413.6
China20249.3
Japan20247.8
Poland20247.6
Czechia20247.1
Germany20246.9
Netherlands20246.6
Italy20245.1
The rest of the places (7)
Remaining 7 places
World20244.7
Spain20244.5
United Kingdom20244.2
France20244.0
Sweden20243.6
Brazil20242.3
India20242.2

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7.08.610.211.813.419701988200620247.6
Poland

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Poland

CO₂ per person

9.5→7.6

Change
-20.2 %
CAGR
-0.4 %
Years
1970–2024

Poland: 9.5 (1970) → 7.6 (2024). -20.2 % over 54 years. That is -0.4 % a year — a compound rate, not a sum of jumps.

CO₂ per person — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland7.6
2023Poland7.6
2022Poland8.4
2021Poland8.8
2020Poland7.9
2019Poland8.2
2018Poland8.7
2017Poland8.7
2016Poland8.3
2015Poland8.1
2014Poland8.0
2013Poland8.3
2012Poland8.4
2011Poland8.6
2010Poland8.7
2009Poland8.2
2008Poland8.5
2007Poland8.7
2006Poland8.7
2005Poland8.3
2004Poland8.3
2003Poland8.3
2002Poland7.9
2001Poland8.1
2000Poland8.2
1999Poland8.4
1998Poland8.6
1997Poland9.4
1996Poland9.6
1995Poland9.2
1994Poland9.2
1993Poland9.4
1992Poland9.4
1991Poland9.7
1990Poland9.7
1989Poland11.8
1988Poland12.4
1987Poland12.7
1986Poland12.3
1985Poland12.2
1984Poland12.0
1983Poland11.7
1982Poland11.7
1981Poland11.7
1980Poland12.8
1979Poland12.6
1978Poland12.7
1977Poland12.0
1976Poland11.7
1975Poland11.1
1974Poland10.7
1973Poland10.4
1972Poland10.0
1971Poland9.7
1970Poland9.5