Italy vs Poland: Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE)
Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) over time
- Italy
- Poland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 18.86 Kilogrammes per person against 14.01 Kilogrammes per person in Poland, a difference of 4.85 Kilogrammes per person.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 4th and Poland ranks 6th of 24 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6 Kilogrammes per person | 9.84 Kilogrammes per person | 1.76 Kilogrammes per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 15.7 Kilogrammes per person | 16.74 Kilogrammes per person | 1.04 Kilogrammes per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee), Italy or Poland?
- Italy, at 18.86 Kilogrammes per person against 14.01 Kilogrammes per person in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee) between Italy and Poland?
- 4.85 Kilogrammes per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Poland rank globally for waste - electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or weee)?
- Italy ranks 4th and Poland ranks 6th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Products put on the market. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataset provides data on the generation, recycling and reuse of e-waste in OECD countries, one of the fastest growing and most complex waste streams in the world, affecting both human health and the environment and proliferating a loss of valuable raw materials. Data source(s): (i) OECD-UNITAR questionnaire for non-European countries (ii) Eurostat database for European countries Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 7, 2026 Database documentation