Poland vs United Kingdom: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste

Poland
0.1849 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.2431 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Poland rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
8th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste over time

  • Poland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.2431 Mt CO2e against 0.1849 Mt CO2e in Poland, a difference of 0.0582 Mt CO2e.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 100 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1995 Mt CO2e 0.7845 Mt CO2e 0.585 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
1980s 0.2356 Mt CO2e 0.8812 Mt CO2e 0.6456 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
1990s 0.2155 Mt CO2e 0.7442 Mt CO2e 0.5288 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
2000s 0.1778 Mt CO2e 0.4202 Mt CO2e 0.2424 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
2010s 0.1723 Mt CO2e 0.2866 Mt CO2e 0.1143 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
2020s 0.1876 Mt CO2e 0.2532 Mt CO2e 0.0656 Mt CO2e United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste, Poland or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.2431 Mt CO2e against 0.1849 Mt CO2e in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste between Poland and United Kingdom?
0.0582 Mt CO2e, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Poland and United Kingdom rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from waste?
Poland ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 100 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 8,081 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).