Long run air pollution in Poland
Poland: Long run air pollution was 554,688 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
554,688
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
39th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.37 million
in 1987
All-time low
3,534
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Poland, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, long run air pollution in Poland stood at 554,688.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Poland peaked at 1.37 million in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3,534, in 1750.
Poland ranks 39th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 3,534 | — |
| 1751 | 3,551 | +0.5% |
| 1752 | 3,568 | +0.5% |
| 1753 | 3,585 | +0.5% |
| 1754 | 3,602 | +0.5% |
| 1755 | 3,618 | +0.5% |
| 1756 | 3,635 | +0.5% |
| 1757 | 3,652 | +0.5% |
| 1758 | 3,669 | +0.5% |
| 1759 | 3,686 | +0.5% |
| 1760 | 3,703 | +0.5% |
| 1761 | 3,720 | +0.5% |
| 1762 | 3,738 | +0.5% |
| 1763 | 3,755 | +0.5% |
| 1764 | 3,773 | +0.5% |
| 1765 | 3,791 | +0.5% |
| 1766 | 3,808 | +0.5% |
| 1767 | 3,826 | +0.5% |
| 1768 | 3,844 | +0.5% |
| 1769 | 3,861 | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 3,879 | +0.5% |
| 1771 | 3,897 | +0.5% |
| 1772 | 3,916 | +0.5% |
| 1773 | 3,934 | +0.5% |
| 1774 | 3,953 | +0.5% |
| 1775 | 3,971 | +0.5% |
| 1776 | 3,990 | +0.5% |
| 1777 | 4,008 | +0.5% |
| 1778 | 4,027 | +0.5% |
| 1779 | 4,045 | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 4,064 | +0.5% |
| 1781 | 4,083 | +0.5% |
| 1782 | 4,102 | +0.5% |
| 1783 | 4,120 | +0.5% |
| 1784 | 4,139 | +0.5% |
| 1785 | 4,158 | +0.5% |
| 1786 | 4,177 | +0.5% |
| 1787 | 4,196 | +0.5% |
| 1788 | 4,215 | +0.5% |
| 1789 | 4,234 | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 4,253 | +0.4% |
| 1791 | 4,272 | +0.5% |
| 1792 | 4,292 | +0.5% |
| 1793 | 4,311 | +0.5% |
| 1794 | 4,331 | +0.5% |
| 1795 | 4,350 | +0.4% |
| 1796 | 4,370 | +0.4% |
| 1797 | 4,389 | +0.4% |
| 1798 | 4,409 | +0.4% |
| 1799 | 4,428 | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 5,291 | +19.5% |
| 1801 | 5,394 | +1.9% |
| 1802 | 5,435 | +0.8% |
| 1803 | 5,484 | +0.9% |
| 1804 | 5,503 | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 5,765 | +4.8% |
| 1806 | 5,685 | -1.4% |
| 1807 | 5,415 | -4.8% |
| 1808 | 5,700 | +5.3% |
| 1809 | 5,666 | -0.6% |
| 1810 | 5,891 | +4.0% |
| 1811 | 5,964 | +1.2% |
| 1812 | 5,710 | -4.3% |
| 1813 | 5,586 | -2.2% |
| 1814 | 5,865 | +5.0% |
| 1815 | 6,075 | +3.6% |
| 1816 | 6,286 | +3.5% |
| 1817 | 6,451 | +2.6% |
| 1818 | 6,852 | +6.2% |
| 1819 | 6,537 | -4.6% |
| 1820 | 6,542 | +0.1% |
| 1821 | 6,746 | +3.1% |
| 1822 | 6,950 | +3.0% |
| 1823 | 7,634 | +9.8% |
| 1824 | 7,785 | +2.0% |
| 1825 | 7,928 | +1.8% |
| 1826 | 7,744 | -2.3% |
| 1827 | 7,964 | +2.8% |
| 1828 | 7,795 | -2.1% |
| 1829 | 7,534 | -3.3% |
| 1830 | 7,411 | -1.6% |
| 1831 | 7,087 | -4.4% |
| 1832 | 7,603 | +7.3% |
| 1833 | 7,737 | +1.8% |
| 1834 | 7,901 | +2.1% |
| 1835 | 8,119 | +2.8% |
| 1836 | 8,505 | +4.8% |
| 1837 | 8,769 | +3.1% |
| 1838 | 9,056 | +3.3% |
| 1839 | 9,306 | +2.8% |
| 1840 | 9,952 | +6.9% |
| 1841 | 10,365 | +4.2% |
| 1842 | 10,717 | +3.4% |
| 1843 | 10,695 | -0.2% |
| 1844 | 11,055 | +3.4% |
| 1845 | 11,942 | +8.0% |
| 1846 | 12,325 | +3.2% |
| 1847 | 12,533 | +1.7% |
| 1848 | 12,634 | +0.8% |
| 1849 | 12,605 | -0.2% |
| 1850 | 13,080 | +3.8% |
| 1851 | 13,678 | +4.6% |
| 1852 | 15,121 | +10.5% |
| 1853 | 15,558 | +2.9% |
| 1854 | 16,547 | +6.4% |
| 1855 | 18,294 | +10.6% |
| 1856 | 19,683 | +7.6% |
| 1857 | 20,458 | +3.9% |
| 1858 | 22,372 | +9.4% |
| 1859 | 21,178 | -5.3% |
| 1860 | 21,863 | +3.2% |
| 1861 | 22,343 | +2.2% |
| 1862 | 24,653 | +10.3% |
| 1863 | 27,184 | +10.3% |
| 1864 | 29,554 | +8.7% |
| 1865 | 31,998 | +8.3% |
| 1866 | 31,483 | -1.6% |
| 1867 | 33,656 | +6.9% |
| 1868 | 37,111 | +10.3% |
| 1869 | 38,022 | +2.5% |
| 1870 | 39,974 | +5.1% |
| 1871 | 44,460 | +11.2% |
| 1872 | 47,727 | +7.3% |
| 1873 | 51,107 | +7.1% |
| 1874 | 56,413 | +10.4% |
| 1875 | 55,748 | -1.2% |
| 1876 | 56,442 | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 53,447 | -5.3% |
| 1878 | 55,304 | +3.5% |
| 1879 | 59,160 | +7.0% |
| 1880 | 58,628 | -0.9% |
| 1881 | 58,728 | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 60,789 | +3.5% |
| 1883 | 65,652 | +8.0% |
| 1884 | 68,109 | +3.7% |
| 1885 | 70,876 | +4.1% |
| 1886 | 71,257 | +0.5% |
| 1887 | 72,063 | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 79,762 | +10.7% |
| 1889 | 85,475 | +7.2% |
| 1890 | 89,072 | +4.2% |
| 1891 | 94,863 | +6.5% |
| 1892 | 90,891 | -4.2% |
| 1893 | 95,008 | +4.5% |
| 1894 | 97,999 | +3.1% |
| 1895 | 106,470 | +8.6% |
| 1896 | 120,435 | +13.1% |
| 1897 | 123,531 | +2.6% |
| 1898 | 133,463 | +8.0% |
| 1899 | 137,227 | +2.8% |
| 1900 | 141,610 | +3.2% |
| 1901 | 151,387 | +6.9% |
| 1902 | 155,130 | +2.5% |
| 1903 | 168,535 | +8.6% |
| 1904 | 178,110 | +5.7% |
| 1905 | 186,810 | +4.9% |
| 1906 | 191,604 | +2.6% |
| 1907 | 227,200 | +18.6% |
| 1908 | 268,049 | +18.0% |
| 1909 | 291,700 | +8.8% |
| 1910 | 274,687 | -5.8% |
| 1911 | 268,463 | -2.3% |
| 1912 | 273,369 | +1.8% |
| 1913 | 281,359 | +2.9% |
| 1914 | 234,649 | -16.6% |
| 1915 | 224,594 | -4.3% |
| 1916 | 253,899 | +13.0% |
| 1917 | 267,993 | +5.6% |
| 1918 | 229,745 | -14.3% |
| 1919 | 61,968 | -73.0% |
| 1920 | 180,529 | +191.3% |
| 1921 | 168,291 | -6.8% |
| 1922 | 158,753 | -5.7% |
| 1923 | 127,715 | -19.6% |
| 1924 | 119,139 | -6.7% |
| 1925 | 122,234 | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 123,167 | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 147,633 | +19.9% |
| 1928 | 156,327 | +5.9% |
| 1929 | 174,443 | +11.6% |
| 1930 | 151,128 | -13.4% |
| 1931 | 144,464 | -4.4% |
| 1932 | 116,846 | -19.1% |
| 1933 | 117,879 | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 119,084 | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 119,487 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 128,254 | +7.3% |
| 1937 | 141,871 | +10.6% |
| 1938 | 152,417 | +7.4% |
| 1939 | 142,000 | -6.8% |
| 1940 | 355,400 | +150.3% |
| 1941 | 334,347 | -5.9% |
| 1942 | 368,719 | +10.3% |
| 1943 | 400,242 | +8.5% |
| 1944 | 379,479 | -5.2% |
| 1945 | 131,076 | -65.5% |
| 1946 | 212,859 | +62.4% |
| 1947 | 189,339 | -11.0% |
| 1948 | 186,696 | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 212,602 | +13.9% |
| 1950 | 221,376 | +4.1% |
| 1951 | 241,142 | +8.9% |
| 1952 | 255,206 | +5.8% |
| 1953 | 276,678 | +8.4% |
| 1954 | 300,383 | +8.6% |
| 1955 | 317,661 | +5.8% |
| 1956 | 341,616 | +7.5% |
| 1957 | 365,820 | +7.1% |
| 1958 | 366,798 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 398,399 | +8.6% |
| 1960 | 447,324 | +12.3% |
| 1961 | 477,807 | +6.8% |
| 1962 | 507,233 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 529,319 | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 573,326 | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 605,008 | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 643,873 | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 686,504 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 735,634 | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 785,633 | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 819,326 | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 859,156 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 907,870 | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 956,605 | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 1.01 million | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 1.08 million | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 1.14 million | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 1.19 million | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 1.24 million | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.24 million | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.26 million | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.17 million | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 1.17 million | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.20 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.25 million | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 1.29 million | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 1.33 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.37 million | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.35 million | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.31 million | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.10 million | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 1.09 million | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.10 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.08 million | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.06 million | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.10 million | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.05 million | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 957,167 | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 935,770 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 871,938 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 843,640 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 809,968 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 823,908 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 831,969 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 862,857 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 870,715 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 857,844 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 828,689 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 810,913 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 835,314 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 806,954 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 769,770 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 723,515 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 707,889 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 706,033 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 715,440 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 755,390 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 674,409 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 634,931 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 591,747 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 580,906 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 554,688 | -4.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 554,688 is above the median for high income countries, which is 90,409, 6.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Poland's 554,688 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102,006, 5.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +191.3% | 61,968 | 180,529 |
| 1940 | +150.3% | 142,000 | 355,400 |
| 1919 | -73.0% | 229,745 | 61,968 |
| 1945 | -65.5% | 379,479 | 131,076 |
| 1946 | +62.4% | 131,076 | 212,859 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 3,610 | 3,534 | 3,686 | 10 |
| 1760s | 3,782 | 3,703 | 3,861 | 10 |
| 1770s | 3,962 | 3,879 | 4,045 | 10 |
| 1780s | 4,149 | 4,064 | 4,234 | 10 |
| 1790s | 4,341 | 4,253 | 4,428 | 10 |
| 1800s | 5,534 | 5,291 | 5,765 | 10 |
| 1810s | 6,121 | 5,586 | 6,852 | 10 |
| 1820s | 7,462 | 6,542 | 7,964 | 10 |
| 1830s | 8,149 | 7,087 | 9,306 | 10 |
| 1840s | 11,482 | 9,952 | 12,634 | 10 |
| 1850s | 17,597 | 13,080 | 22,372 | 10 |
| 1860s | 29,787 | 21,863 | 38,022 | 10 |
| 1870s | 51,978 | 39,974 | 59,160 | 10 |
| 1880s | 69,134 | 58,628 | 85,475 | 10 |
| 1890s | 108,896 | 89,072 | 137,227 | 10 |
| 1900s | 196,014 | 141,610 | 291,700 | 10 |
| 1910s | 237,073 | 61,968 | 281,359 | 10 |
| 1920s | 147,823 | 119,139 | 180,529 | 10 |
| 1930s | 133,343 | 116,846 | 152,417 | 10 |
| 1940s | 277,076 | 131,076 | 400,242 | 10 |
| 1950s | 308,508 | 221,376 | 398,399 | 10 |
| 1960s | 599,166 | 447,324 | 785,633 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.04 million | 819,326 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million | 1.17 million | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 million | 935,770 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 841,244 | 809,968 | 871,938 | 10 |
| 2010s | 732,964 | 634,931 | 835,314 | 10 |
| 2020s | 575,780 | 554,688 | 591,747 | 3 |
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More environment data for Poland
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- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0677 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 8.43 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Poland?
- Long run air pollution in Poland was 554,688 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million in 1987.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,534 in 1750.
- How does Poland rank for long run air pollution?
- Poland ranks 39th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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