Chile vs Poland: Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste
Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste over time
- Chile
- Poland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 191.4 Index against 115.81 Index in Poland, a difference of 75.59 Index.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.7 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Poland ahead.
Chile ranks 4th and Poland ranks 3rd of 35 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112.28 Index | 93.61 Index | 18.67 Index | Chile |
| 2010s | 158.94 Index | 96.33 Index | 62.61 Index | Chile |
| 2020s | 189.59 Index | 109.72 Index | 79.86 Index | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste, Chile or Poland?
- Chile, at 191.4 Index against 115.81 Index in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste between Chile and Poland?
- 75.59 Index, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Poland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Poland rank globally for waste - municipal waste: generation and treatment — total waste?
- Chile ranks 4th and Poland ranks 3rd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Municipal waste: generation and treatment — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents trends in amounts of municipal waste generated (including household waste), and the treatment and disposal method used. The amount of waste generated in each country is related to the rate of urbanisation, the types and pattern of consumption, household revenue and lifestyles. Data source(s): OECD Annual Quality Assurance (AQA) questionnaire (jointly collected with Eurostat) for OECD countries. UNSD, Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) for non-OECD countries. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: March, 2026 Database documentation