Municipal waste collected in Poland
Poland: Municipal waste collected was 10.55 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste collected in Poland, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Poland is 10.55 million tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Poland peaked at 13.67 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.35 million tonnes, in 2005.
That places Poland 16th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.29 million tonnes | 9.35 million tonnes | 12.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.90 million tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | 12.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.69 million tonnes | 10.55 million tonnes | 13.67 million tonnes | 4 |
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More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation 0.777 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 3.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.30 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 178,455 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 60,237 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.98 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.06 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 3.37 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 4.09 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal waste collected in Poland?
- Municipal waste collected in Poland was 10.55 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.35 million tonnes in 2005.
- How does Poland rank for municipal waste collected?
- Poland ranks 16th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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