Which has higher waste — emissions, Poland or Sweden?

Poland, at 196 kt against 156 kt in Sweden as of 2023.

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

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 Sweden: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Poland

196 kt

in 2023

Sweden

156 kt

in 2023

Poland rank

16th

Sweden rank

18th

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Poland
Sweden

How they compare

Poland currently reports 196 kt against 156 kt in Sweden, a difference of 40 kt.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Poland ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 18th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	197.9 kt	30.43 kt	167.47 kt	Poland
1980s	233.8 kt	31.47 kt	202.33 kt	Poland
1990s	215.5 kt	33.11 kt	182.39 kt	Poland
2000s	175.5 kt	111.45 kt	64.05 kt	Poland
2010s	168.9 kt	165.3 kt	3.6 kt	Poland
2020s	194 kt	157.5 kt	36.5 kt	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Poland or Sweden?: Poland, at 196 kt against 156 kt in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Poland and Sweden?: 40 kt, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for waste — emissions?: Poland ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 18th 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