Waste — Emissions per capita in Poland
Poland: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.26 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions per capita in Poland, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions per capita in Poland stood at 0.26 t CO2eq/cap.
That represents a change of down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Poland peaked at 0.5 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.23 t CO2eq/cap, in 2015.
Poland ranks 90th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.465 t CO2eq/cap | 0.44 t CO2eq/cap | 0.5 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.382 t CO2eq/cap | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.274 t CO2eq/cap | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | 0.32 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2625 t CO2eq/cap | 0.26 t CO2eq/cap | 0.27 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 88 China, mainland 0.27 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 88 Iraq 0.27 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 90 Ecuador 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 90 Montenegro 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 90 Serbia 0.26 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Poland
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 19,935 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 4,534 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 15,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 17.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 550.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 7,175 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 7,089 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 86.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 26.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Poland?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Poland was 0.26 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 t CO2eq/cap in 2015.
- How does Poland rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Poland ranks 90th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.