Belarus vs Poland
Belarus vs Poland: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 5.94 tonnes in Belarus and 7.55 tonnes in Poland, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Poland, by 1.62 tonnes, or 1.27 times that in Belarus.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Belarus.
- In 2024, Belarus ranked 42 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 | Belarus | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.94 | 7.55 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 5.86 | 7.65 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 6.06 | 8.36 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 8.76 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 6.2 | 7.91 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 8.22 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 6.72 | 8.68 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 6.37 | 8.7 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 6.24 | 8.34 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 6.25 | 8.05 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 6.77 | 7.96 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 6.82 | 8.28 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 6.65 | 8.59 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 6.97 | 8.66 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 6.48 | 8.16 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 6.8 | 8.51 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 6.39 | 8.67 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 6.5 | 8.67 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 6.21 | 8.31 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 6.08 | 8.32 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 5.7 | 8.25 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 5.59 | 7.91 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 5.54 | 8.1 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 5.64 | 8.18 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 5.99 | 8.64 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 6.11 | 9.38 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 6.04 | 9.64 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 5.93 | 9.24 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 6.61 | 9.2 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 7.74 | 9.38 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 8.99 | 9.39 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 9.97 | 9.65 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 10.36 | 9.75 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 9.59 | 11.78 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 9.96 | 12.37 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 10.15 | 12.7 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 10.16 | 12.34 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 10.18 | 12.22 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 10.25 | 12.04 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 10.36 | 11.74 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 10.38 | 11.74 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 10.35 | 11.67 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 10.23 | 12.83 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 9.92 | 12.62 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 9.65 | 12.7 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 9.33 | 12 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 9.07 | 11.69 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 8.74 | 11.08 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 8.17 | 10.74 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 7.6 | 10.45 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 7.01 | 10.01 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 6.61 | 9.69 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 6.66 | 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
Belarus vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025