Which has higher waste — emissions, Poland or Portugal?

Portugal, at 205 kt against 196 kt in Poland as of 2023.

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

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 (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Poland vs Portugal: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Poland

196 kt

in 2023

Portugal

205 kt

in 2023

Poland rank

16th

Portugal rank

14th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Poland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 205 kt against 196 kt in Poland, a difference of 9 kt.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Poland ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	197.9 kt	160.2 kt	37.7 kt	Poland
1980s	233.8 kt	185.5 kt	48.3 kt	Poland
1990s	215.5 kt	191.7 kt	23.8 kt	Poland
2000s	175.5 kt	184.1 kt	8.6 kt	Portugal
2010s	168.9 kt	183 kt	14.1 kt	Portugal
2020s	194 kt	201 kt	7 kt	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Poland or Portugal?: Portugal, at 205 kt against 196 kt in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Poland and Portugal?: 9 kt, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for waste — emissions?: Poland ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 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