Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Poland

Poland: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,801 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,801 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
37th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2,801 kt
in 2023
All-time low
468.09 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Poland, 1990–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k1990200620231990: 468.1 kt1991: 829.2 kt1992: 1.1k kt1993: 1.4k kt1994: 1.6k kt1995: 1.8k kt1996: 1.9k kt1997: 2.1k kt1998: 2.2k kt1999: 2.2k kt2000: 2.3k kt2001: 2.4k kt2002: 2.4k kt2003: 2.5k kt2004: 2.5k kt2005: 2.6k kt2006: 2.6k kt2007: 2.6k kt2008: 2.6k kt2009: 2.7k kt2010: 2.7k kt2011: 2.7k kt2012: 2.7k kt2013: 2.7k kt2014: 2.7k kt2015: 2.7k kt2016: 2.8k kt2017: 2.8k kt2018: 2.8k kt2019: 2.8k kt2020: 2.8k kt2021: 2.8k kt2022: 2.8k kt2023: 2.8k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Poland stood at 2,801 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Poland peaked at 2,801 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 468.09 kt, in 1990.

Poland ranks 37th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Poland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 468.09 kt —
1991 829.23 kt +77.1%
1992 1,131 kt +36.4%
1993 1,382 kt +22.2%
1994 1,593 kt +15.3%
1995 1,773 kt +11.3%
1996 1,925 kt +8.5%
1997 2,050 kt +6.5%
1998 2,157 kt +5.2%
1999 2,244 kt +4.1%
2000 2,317 kt +3.3%
2001 2,380 kt +2.7%
2002 2,433 kt +2.2%
2003 2,478 kt +1.9%
2004 2,519 kt +1.6%
2005 2,556 kt +1.5%
2006 2,589 kt +1.3%
2007 2,620 kt +1.2%
2008 2,650 kt +1.1%
2009 2,670 kt +0.8%
2010 2,689 kt +0.7%
2011 2,707 kt +0.7%
2012 2,720 kt +0.5%
2013 2,732 kt +0.4%
2014 2,743 kt +0.4%
2015 2,750 kt +0.2%
2016 2,755 kt +0.2%
2017 2,761 kt +0.2%
2018 2,769 kt +0.3%
2019 2,775 kt +0.2%
2020 2,781 kt +0.2%
2021 2,787 kt +0.2%
2022 2,793 kt +0.2%
2023 2,801 kt +0.3%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 2,801 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 299.99 kt, 9.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 2,801 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 351.51 kt, 8.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +77.1% 468.09 kt 829.23 kt
1992 +36.4% 829.23 kt 1,131 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,555 kt 468.09 kt 2,244 kt 10
2000s 2,521 kt 2,317 kt 2,670 kt 10
2010s 2,740 kt 2,689 kt 2,775 kt 10
2020s 2,790 kt 2,781 kt 2,801 kt 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 34 Ghana 3,328 kt compare
  2. 35 Dominican Republic 3,211 kt compare
  3. 36 Australia 3,045 kt compare
  4. 38 Romania 2,730 kt compare
  5. 39 Greece 2,695 kt compare
  6. 40 Mongolia 2,557 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Poland?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Poland was 2,801 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 2,801 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 468.09 kt in 1990.
How does Poland rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Poland ranks 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Solid Food 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
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.