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Carbon intensity of the economy — Poland

Carbon intensity of the economy in Poland in 2022 — 0.256 kg/$. Ranked 111 in the world out of 164. Since 1820, the indicator has risen by 190.9%.

2022 0.256 kg/$ −9.22% vs 2021
World rank 111of 164
Period maximum 1.57 kg/$1913
Period minimum 0.088 kg/$1820

Trend over time

1820–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Poland, 1820–202200.511.52182018411862188319041925194619671988200920221820: 0.088 kg/$1870: 0.627 kg/$1900: 0.947 kg/$1913: 1.57 kg/$1929: 0.773 kg/$1931: 0.659 kg/$1933: 0.58 kg/$1935: 0.602 kg/$1937: 0.599 kg/$1948: 1.078 kg/$1950: 1.155 kg/$1952: 1.237 kg/$1954: 1.275 kg/$1956: 1.313 kg/$1958: 1.264 kg/$1960: 1.316 kg/$1962: 1.341 kg/$1964: 1.358 kg/$1966: 1.258 kg/$1968: 1.251 kg/$1970: 1.325 kg/$1972: 1.249 kg/$1974: 1.153 kg/$1976: 1.235 kg/$1978: 1.266 kg/$1980: 1.423 kg/$1982: 1.379 kg/$1984: 1.301 kg/$1986: 1.304 kg/$1988: 1.271 kg/$1990: 1.211 kg/$1992: 1.209 kg/$1994: 1.077 kg/$1996: 0.976 kg/$1998: 0.774 kg/$2000: 0.65 kg/$2002: 0.595 kg/$2004: 0.567 kg/$2006: 0.527 kg/$2008: 0.454 kg/$2010: 0.42 kg/$2012: 0.38 kg/$2014: 0.345 kg/$2016: 0.335 kg/$2018: 0.313 kg/$2020: 0.275 kg/$2022: 0.256 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.168 (+190.91%) Average annual rate: 0.53 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Poland

Poland 0.256 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Eastern Europe computed 0.365 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.256 −0.026 −9.22%
2021 0.282 +0.007 +2.55%
2020 0.275 −0.008 −2.83%
2019 0.283 −0.03 −9.58%
2018 0.313 −0.019 −5.72%
2017 0.332 −0.003 −0.9%
2016 0.335 +0.001 +0.3%
2015 0.334 −0.011 −3.19%
2014 0.345 −0.028 −7.51%
2013 0.373 −0.007 −1.84%
2012 0.38 −0.015 −3.8%
2011 0.395 −0.025 −5.95%
2010 0.42 +0.005 +1.2%
2009 0.415 −0.039 −8.59%
2008 0.454 −0.032 −6.58%
2007 0.486 −0.041 −7.78%
2006 0.527 −0.014 −2.59%
2005 0.541 −0.026 −4.59%
2004 0.567 −0.026 −4.38%
2003 0.593 −0.002 −0.34%
2002 0.595 −0.033 −5.25%
2001 0.628 −0.022 −3.38%
2000 0.65 −0.062 −8.71%
1999 0.712 −0.062 −8.01%
1998 0.774 −0.111 −12.54%
1997 0.885 −0.091 −9.32%
1996 0.976 −0.028 −2.79%
1995 1.004 −0.073 −6.78%
1994 1.077 −0.081 −6.99%
1993 1.158 −0.051 −4.22%
1992 1.209 −0.073 −5.69%
1991 1.282 +0.071 +5.86%
1990 1.211 −0.016 −1.3%
1989 1.227 −0.044 −3.46%
1988 1.271 −0.085 −6.27%
1987 1.356 +0.052 +3.99%
1986 1.304 −0.02 −1.51%
1985 1.324 +0.023 +1.77%
1984 1.301 −0.013 −0.99%
1983 1.314 −0.065 −4.71%
1982 1.379 +0.052 +3.92%
1981 1.327 −0.096 −6.75%
1980 1.423 +0.101 +7.64%
1979 1.322 +0.056 +4.42%
1978 1.266 −0.007 −0.55%
1977 1.273 +0.038 +3.08%
1976 1.235 +0.043 +3.61%
1975 1.192 +0.039 +3.38%
1974 1.153 −0.03 −2.54%
1973 1.183 −0.066 −5.28%
1972 1.249 −0.023 −1.81%
1971 1.272 −0.053 −4%
1970 1.325 −0.019 −1.41%
1969 1.344 +0.093 +7.43%
1968 1.251 +0.005 +0.4%
1967 1.246 −0.012 −0.95%
1966 1.258 −0.051 −3.9%
1965 1.309 −0.049 −3.61%
1964 1.358 +0.008 +0.59%
1963 1.35 +0.009 +0.67%
1962 1.341 +0.075 +5.92%
1961 1.266 −0.05 −3.8%
1960 1.316 −0.003 −0.23%
1959 1.319 +0.055 +4.35%
1958 1.264 −0.076 −5.67%
1957 1.34 +0.027 +2.06%
1956 1.313 +0.042 +3.3%
1955 1.271 −0.004 −0.31%
1954 1.275 +0.004 +0.31%
1953 1.271 +0.034 +2.75%
1952 1.237 +0.031 +2.57%
1951 1.206 +0.051 +4.42%
1950 1.155 −0.035 −2.94%
1949 1.19 +0.112 +10.39%
1948 1.078 — —
1938 0.555 −0.044 −7.35%
1937 0.599 −0.033 −5.22%
1936 0.632 +0.03 +4.98%
1935 0.602 +0.004 +0.67%
1934 0.598 +0.018 +3.1%
1933 0.58 +0.033 +6.03%
1932 0.547 −0.112 −17%
1931 0.659 +0.028 +4.44%
1930 0.631 −0.142 −18.37%
1929 0.773 — —
1920 1.062 — —
1913 1.57 — —
1910 1.317 — —
1900 0.947 — —
1890 0.831 — —
1870 0.627 — —
1850 0.25 — —
1820 0.088 — —

Eastern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RO Romania 0.145 HU Hungary 0.159 SK Slovakia 0.21 MD Moldova 0.217 PL Poland 0.256 CZ Czechia 0.277 BY Belarus 0.325 BG Bulgaria 0.339 RU Russia 0.449 UA Ukraine 0.463
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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