Poland vs Sweden: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total over time
- Poland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Poland, a difference of 145.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.3 times Poland's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 7 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 167.14 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 192.23 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 25.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Sweden |
| 2010s | 148.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 266.8 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 117.87 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Sweden |
| 2020s | 116.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 255.7 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 138.98 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars against 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total between Poland and Sweden?
- 145.24 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Poland ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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