Municipal waste generated in Poland
Poland: Municipal waste generated was 13.45 million tonnes in 2023. β² Rising
Municipal waste generated in Poland, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Poland recorded 13.45 million tonnes for municipal waste generated in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste generated in Poland peaked at 13.67 million tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.76 million tonnes, in 2004.
That places Poland 17th out of 75 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 | 11.44 million tonnes | 9.76 million tonnes | 12.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.76 million tonnes | 10.33 million tonnes | 12.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.41 million tonnes | 13.12 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 generated in Poland?
- Municipal waste generated in Poland was 13.45 million tonnes in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste generated recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest municipal waste generated recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.76 million tonnes in 2004.
- How does Poland rank for municipal waste generated?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal waste generated rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 generated (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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