Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Poland
Poland: Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total was 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022. ▼ Falling
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Poland, 2004–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Poland is 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Poland peaked at 179.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2006 and was at its lowest, 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total in Poland, year by year
| Year | Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 176.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | — |
| 2006 | 179.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 145.67 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 156.88 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 150.32 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 158.61 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 149.76 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 129.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 122.34 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 167.14 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 145.67 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 179.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 3 |
| 2010s | 148.93 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 129.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 158.61 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 5 |
| 2020s | 116.72 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 122.34 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 1 Bulgaria 484.26 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 2 Finland 360.5 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 3 Sweden 256.33 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 4 Romania 222.22 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 5 Austria 127.68 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
- 6 Luxembourg 118.84 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars compare
More environment data for Poland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.9 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 115,460 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 65,480 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 313,930 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 30,140 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 306,270 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 20,540 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Poland?
- Waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total in Poland was 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 179.49 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2006.
- What is the lowest waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total?
- Poland ranks 3rd out of 7 groups with data for 2022.
- Is waste - waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — total rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total waste generated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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