Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Poland

Poland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 10,120 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
10,120 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
38th
of 197 countries
All-time high
19,457 kt
in 1988
All-time low
8,836 kt
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Poland, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Poland stood at 10,120 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Poland peaked at 19,457 kt in 1988 and was at its lowest, 8,836 kt, in 2015.

Poland ranks 38th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13,537 kt 10,433 kt 16,809 kt 9
1970s 17,841 kt 16,965 kt 18,500 kt 10
1980s 19,089 kt 18,576 kt 19,457 kt 10
1990s 17,875 kt 17,017 kt 19,168 kt 10
2000s 14,614 kt 12,604 kt 17,622 kt 10
2010s 10,478 kt 8,836 kt 12,245 kt 10
2020s 10,103 kt 10,027 kt 10,174 kt 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11,155 kt compare
  2. 36 Argentina 11,008 kt compare
  3. 37 Ukraine 10,934 kt compare
  4. 39 Kuwait 10,104 kt compare
  5. 40 Romania 9,346 kt compare
  6. 41 Uzbekistan 8,274 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Poland?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Poland was 10,120 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 19,457 kt in 1988.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 8,836 kt in 2015.
How does Poland rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Poland ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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