Australia vs Poland
Australia vs Poland: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 14.1 tonnes in Australia and 7.55 tonnes in Poland, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Australia, by 6.55 tonnes, or 1.87 times that in Poland.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Australia ranked 11 and Poland ranked 29 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Australia | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.1 | 7.55 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 14.16 | 7.65 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 14.53 | 8.36 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 14.98 | 8.76 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 15.3 | 7.91 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 16.1 | 8.22 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 16.39 | 8.68 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 16.72 | 8.7 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 16.89 | 8.34 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 16.82 | 8.05 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 16.89 | 7.96 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 17.54 | 8.28 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 18.18 | 8.4 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 18.48 | 8.59 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 18.85 | 8.66 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 18.92 | 8.16 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 19.03 | 8.51 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 19.24 | 8.67 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 19.08 | 8.67 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 19.04 | 8.31 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 19.16 | 8.32 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 18.67 | 8.25 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 18.91 | 7.91 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 18.7 | 8.1 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 18.6 | 8.18 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 18.51 | 8.4 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 18.39 | 8.64 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 17.5 | 9.38 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 17.16 | 9.64 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 16.81 | 9.24 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 16.42 | 9.2 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 16.28 | 9.38 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 16.2 | 9.39 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 16.18 | 9.65 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 16.27 | 9.75 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 16.31 | 11.78 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 15.63 | 12.37 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 15.35 | 12.7 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 14.88 | 12.34 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 15.07 | 12.22 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 14.37 | 12.04 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 14.17 | 11.74 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 15.12 | 11.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 14.96 | 11.67 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 15.13 | 12.83 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 14.62 | 12.62 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 14.37 | 12.7 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 14.8 | 12 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 14.02 | 11.69 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 13.96 | 11.08 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 13.64 | 10.74 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 13.28 | 10.45 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 12.77 | 10.01 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 12.56 | 9.69 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 12.85 | 9.46 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Australia vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyAustralia: 83.9 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustralia: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustralia: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAustralia: 4.62% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustralia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustralia: 26.5 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustralia: 0.99% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustralia: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustralia: 87.7% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageAustralia: 37.8 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustralia: 17.4% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustralia: 5.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustralia: 1.92% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustralia: $35.3B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustralia: $1,316 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustralia: 4.9% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustralia: 60,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustralia: 0.6% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustralia: 0.44% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustralia: 826 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustralia: 108 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025