Which has higher waste — emissions, Poland or United Kingdom?

Poland, at 327 kt against 323 kt in United Kingdom as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Poland vs United Kingdom: Waste — Emissions

Poland

327 kt

in 2023

United Kingdom

323 kt

in 2023

Poland rank

46th

United Kingdom rank

47th

Waste — Emissions over time

Poland
United Kingdom

How they compare

Poland currently reports 327 kt against 323 kt in United Kingdom, a difference of 4 kt.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Poland ranks 46th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 232 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	464.56 kt	1,600 kt	1,135 kt	United Kingdom
1970s	607.6 kt	1,872 kt	1,264 kt	United Kingdom
1980s	650.1 kt	1,862 kt	1,212 kt	United Kingdom
1990s	607.1 kt	2,146 kt	1,539 kt	United Kingdom
2000s	492 kt	1,226 kt	733.9 kt	United Kingdom
2010s	342.5 kt	385.3 kt	42.8 kt	United Kingdom
2020s	326.5 kt	329 kt	2.5 kt	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Poland or United Kingdom?: Poland, at 327 kt against 323 kt in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Poland and United Kingdom?: 4 kt, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Poland and United Kingdom rank globally for waste — emissions?: Poland ranks 46th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf