Poland vs Slovak Republic: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total

Poland
111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Slovak Republic
65.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
in 2022
Poland rank
3rd
Slovak Republic rank
1st

Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time

  • Poland
  • Slovak Republic
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 65.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Slovak Republic, a difference of 45.71 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.7 times Slovak Republic's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 3rd and Slovak Republic ranks 1st of 7 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Slovak Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 167.14 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 92.46 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 74.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Poland
2010s 148.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 57.44 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 91.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Poland
2020s 116.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 65.78 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 50.94 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total, Poland or Slovak Republic?
Poland, at 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 65.38 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Slovak Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Poland and Slovak Republic?
45.71 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Slovak Republic?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Poland and Slovak Republic rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
Poland ranks 3rd and Slovak Republic ranks 1st of 7 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated
Unit
Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
29 places, 286 data points, 2004–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset presents data on waste by economic sector, using the major divisions of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 4. Data source(s): (i) OECD State of the Environment questionnaire on waste for non-EU countries; (ii) EU Waste Framework Directive for EU-countries (available in Eurostat database https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/environment/database); and (iii) 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: April 2025 Database documentation