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Municipal waste (OECD)

Municipal waste generated per capita in kilograms per year according to OECD figures.

367.4 kgPoland · 2024

OECDRetrieved: 2026-09-15
Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID fea377324f8fWarehouse version at build: v45
Data coverage
  • Poland: 1975–2024; observations: 38; missing years: 12 (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)

Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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38 rows for Poland

Time range:
1502002503003504001975198019902000201020202024367.4
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Poland

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Poland

192.2→367.4

Total change
+91.1 %
Annual growth (CAGR)
+1.3 %
Period
1975–2024

Poland: 192.2 (1975) → 367.4 (2024). Change of +91.1 % over 49 years. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +1.3 % per year.

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Municipal waste (OECD) — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland367.3764 kg
2023Poland346.9278 kg
2022Poland349.6168 kg
2021Poland359.4499 kg
2020Poland343.6351 kg
2019Poland333.6163 kg
2018Poland326.4926 kg
2017Poland312.8671 kg
2016Poland304.5831 kg
2015Poland283.8789 kg
2014Poland269.9587 kg
2013Poland295.2226 kg
2012Poland315.9392 kg
2011Poland317.4413 kg
2010Poland315.8391 kg
2009Poland317.1662 kg
2008Poland320.9294 kg
2007Poland322.5635 kg
2006Poland321.3718 kg
2005Poland319.1921 kg
Source
OECD
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions
Published by source
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Retrieved
2026-09-15
Indicator code in source
DF_MUNW MUNICIPAL KG_PS
Unit of measure
kg per person
Data version
v45

Cite

Longseries, “Municipal waste (OECD)”. OECD (DF_MUNW MUNICIPAL KG_PS), 1975–2024, Australia, Czechia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Sweden, United States. Retrieved 2026-09-15. OECD Terms and Conditions. Data version v45. Data SHA-256: fea377324f8fa96ceb64ac6326d199627373e639a71dd0a015421fa52ce1a24a. https://longseries.com/en/d/oecd-waste/

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Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — Germany; lowest — Poland

11 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
United States2018791.5814 kg791.6 kg
Highest value in the comparable yearGermany2024608.4836 kg608.5 kg
Czechia2024592.8295 kg592.8 kg
France2024518.1782 kg518.2 kg
Australia2023509.6384 kg509.6 kg
Italy2024497.0403 kg497 kg
United Kingdom2024434.1745 kg434.2 kg
Korea2023433.17 kg433.2 kg
Sweden2024425.4898 kg425.5 kg
Lowest value in the comparable yearPoland2024367.3764 kg367.4 kg
Japan2023313.369 kg313.4 kg

About this series

Municipal waste generated, kg per person. OECD environment.

Indicator definition

Municipal waste generated in kilograms per capita per year from the OECD.

How to read the data

Kilograms of waste, not the recycling share. Pair: Urban households: electricity consumption per capita (GUS) for intensity of use.

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