Between 1960 and 1987, emissions from coal use in Poland climbed to a high of 395 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂). Since then, emissions from burning coal have been in decline and dropped to 145 MtCO₂ in 2023. Poland is reliant on coal energy and is home to a number of the most polluting power plants in Europe, such as the Bełchatów lignite-fired power plant.
Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in Poland from 1960 to 2023
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons
2023
145.36
2022
172.22
2021
184.11
2020
164.2
2019
177.75
2018
198.67
2017
203.5
2016
202.1
2015
201.65
2014
203
2013
214.31
2012
214.04
2011
218.38
2010
220.93
2009
209.07
2008
220.47
2007
227.71
2006
232.31
2005
222.64
2004
226.42
2003
226.41
2002
219.9
2001
226.15
2000
228.83
1999
239.66
1998
251.78
1997
277.52
1996
293.19
1995
282.56
1994
283.68
1993
293.18
1992
293.86
1991
303.09
1990
302.28
1989
355.92
1988
377.56
1987
394.73
1986
383.06
1985
379.03
1984
366.15
1983
350.74
1982
349.74
1981
336.45
1980
380.9
1979
358.84
1978
351.84
1977
341.88
1976
327.18
1975
310.03
1974
288.94
1973
281.18
1972
280.94
1971
267.83
1970
261.49
1969
258.17
1968
244.34
1967
232.67
1966
228.93
1965
225.59
1964
224.64
1963
215.47
1962
202.26
1961
194.78
1960
188.87
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Global Carbon Project. (November 13, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in Poland from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198018/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-poland/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in Poland from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198018/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-poland/
Global Carbon Project. (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in Poland from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198018/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-poland/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Coal Use in Poland from 1960 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198018/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-poland/
Global Carbon Project, Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in Poland from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198018/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-poland/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from coal use in Poland from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Global Carbon Project, November 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198018/carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-coal-use-in-poland/
