Poland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Poland
10,120 kt
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
11,155 kt
in 2023
Poland rank
48th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
44th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Poland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 11,155 kt against 10,120 kt in Poland, a difference of 1,035 kt.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 48th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th of 232 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 13,537 kt 45,620 kt 32,083 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 17,841 kt 53,778 kt 35,937 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 19,089 kt 53,588 kt 34,499 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 17,875 kt 61,527 kt 43,652 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 14,614 kt 35,799 kt 21,186 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 10,478 kt 12,689 kt 2,211 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 10,103 kt 11,290 kt 1,187 kt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Poland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 11,155 kt against 10,120 kt in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1,035 kt, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Poland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Poland ranks 48th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
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

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