Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Poland
Poland: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Poland, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.0006 kt per square kilometre for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Poland peaked at 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Poland ranks 19th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Poland, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0006 kt per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0006 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 8.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +39.5% | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -25.5% | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +27.9% | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +25.9% | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 16 Malta 0.0009 kt per square kilometre compare
- 17 North Macedonia 0.0008 kt per square kilometre compare
- 18 Czechia 0.0007 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 Nepal 0.0006 kt per square kilometre compare
- 21 Philippines 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 22 China 0.0004 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Poland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,935 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,534 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 550.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,175 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,089 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 86.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Poland?
- Waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Poland was 0.0006 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Poland rank for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- Poland ranks 19th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.