Belgium vs Poland: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Belgium
0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland
0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
28th
Poland rank
29th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland, a difference of 0.0151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and Poland ranks 29th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 12 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1860s | 0.1262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1870s | 0.1369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1880s | 0.152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.1704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.1774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.1834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.2132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.5538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.8793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.8588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.8224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Belgium or Poland?
- Belgium, at 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Belgium and Poland?
- 0.0151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belgium ranks 28th and Poland ranks 29th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.