Poland: carbon dioxide emissions 2023| Statista

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in Poland fluctuated during the observed period. However, since 2018, a decreasing trend in CO₂ emissions has been observed. Levels amounted to ***** million metric tons of CO₂ in 2023, which is an overall decrease during this period. Emissions peaked in 2011 at *** million metric tons of CO₂.

Energy industry emissions

In 2021, Poland’s fuel combustion sector accounted for over ** percent of the country’s CO₂ emissions, with most of this caused by the burning of coal. Poland is heavily reliant on coal, and in 2022 produced approximately *** terawatt-hours of electricity from hard coal and lignite. This accounted for ** percent of total electricity production. In 2022, the Belchatów coal power plant was the biggest polluter in Europe, emitting **** megatons of CO₂ equivalent.

Environmental concerns

According to the World Health Organization, ** out of 100 European cities with the highest levels of air pollution were in Poland. In a 2020 survey with Polish residents, ** percent believed air pollution was the most important environmental issue facing Poland.

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Release date

June 2024

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Region

Poland

Survey time period

2000 to 2023

Supplementary notes

According to the source, the carbon emissions in this statistic reflect only those through consumption of oil, gas and coal, and are based on standard global average conversion factors. This does not allow for any carbon that is sequestered, for other sources of carbon emissions, or for emissions of other greenhouse gases.

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