Costa Rica vs Poland: Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation

Costa Rica
325 Kilogrammes per person
in 2023
Poland
367 Kilogrammes per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
30th
Poland rank
27th

Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 367 Kilogrammes per person against 325 Kilogrammes per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 42 Kilogrammes per person.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 30th and Poland ranks 27th of 34 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Poland Difference Ahead
2010s 266 Kilogrammes per person 336 Kilogrammes per person 70 Kilogrammes per person Poland
2020s 308.5 Kilogrammes per person 362.75 Kilogrammes per person 54.25 Kilogrammes per person Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation, Costa Rica or Poland?
Poland, at 367 Kilogrammes per person against 325 Kilogrammes per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation between Costa Rica and Poland?
42 Kilogrammes per person, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for waste treatment - regions — municipal waste generation?
Costa Rica ranks 30th and Poland ranks 27th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste treatment - Regions — Municipal waste generation
Unit
Kilogrammes per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 734 data points, 1995–2023
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This dataset provides statistics on municipal waste and wastewater treatment in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Municipal waste data covers total amount municipal waste collected, recovered municipal waste and municipal waste used in controlled landfilling. Recovered municipal waste is defined as waste that undergoes material recycling or other forms of recovery (including energy recovery, composting), excluding landfilling. Wasterwater treated is measured by the share of population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment. Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). The OECD regions are presented in the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions and Cities databases http://oe.cd/geostats Further information The interactive web-tool OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas The report OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance Contact: RegionStat@oecd.org