Municipal waste (OECD)
Municipal waste generated per capita in kilograms per year according to OECD figures.
- Source
- OECD
- Indicator code in source
- DF_MUNW MUNICIPAL KG_PS
- Unit of measure
- kg per person
- Year
- 1975–2024
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
Indicator comparison
Waste and electricity
Range of Municipal waste (OECD): 1975–2024. Range of Urban households: electricity consumption per capita (GUS): 2003–2024.
Municipal waste per capita from the OECD and electricity use from GUS.
Municipal waste Municipal waste (OECD) tracks waste generation, whereas Urban households: electricity consumption per capita (GUS) measures household power consumption.
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Urban households: electricity consumption per capita (GUS)
Household electricity consumption in kilowatt-hours per capita according to Statistics Poland (GUS).
- Source
- GUS / Statistics Poland (BDL)
- Indicator code in source
- 634118
- Unit of measure
- kWh per inhabitant
- Year
- 2003–2024
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
Poland
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Municipal waste (OECD)
Municipal waste generated per capita in kilograms per year according to OECD figures.
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.
Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID fea377324f8f
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 SHA-256: fea377324f8fa96ceb64ac6326d199627373e639a71dd0a015421fa52ce1a24a. https://longseries.com/en/d/oecd-waste/Latest values
Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2024: highest — Germany; lowest — Poland
| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2018 | 791.5814 kg791.6 kg↑+57.9 kg (+7.9%) |
| ↑Highest value in the comparable yearmaxGermany | 2024 | 608.4836 kg608.5 kg↑+5.1 kg (+0.8%) |
| Czechia | 2024 | 592.8295 kg592.8 kg↑+52.5 kg (+9.7%) |
| France | 2024 | 518.1782 kg518.2 kg↓−24.2 kg (−4.5%) |
| Australia | 2023 | 509.6384 kg509.6 kg↓−10.6 kg (−2.0%) |
| Italy | 2024 | 497.0403 kg497 kg↑+12.3 kg (+2.5%) |
| United Kingdom | 2024 | 434.1745 kg434.2 kg↓−1 kg (−0.2%) |
| Korea | 2023 | 433.17 kg433.2 kg↓−11.7 kg (−2.6%) |
| Sweden | 2024 | 425.4898 kg425.5 kg↑+33.7 kg (+8.6%) |
| ↓Lowest value in the comparable yearminPoland | 2024 | 367.3764 kg367.4 kg↑+20.4 kg (+5.9%) |
| Japan | 2023 | 313.369 kg313.4 kg |
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
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Period statistics
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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.
Format:
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 367.3764 kg |
| 2023 | Poland | 346.9278 kg |
| 2022 | Poland | 349.6168 kg |
| 2021 | Poland | 359.4499 kg |
| 2020 | Poland | 343.6351 kg |
| 2019 | Poland | 333.6163 kg |
| 2018 | Poland | 326.4926 kg |
| 2017 | Poland | 312.8671 kg |
| 2016 | Poland | 304.5831 kg |
| 2015 | Poland | 283.8789 kg |
| 2014 | Poland | 269.9587 kg |
| 2013 | Poland | 295.2226 kg |
| 2012 | Poland | 315.9392 kg |
| 2011 | Poland | 317.4413 kg |
| 2010 | Poland | 315.8391 kg |
| 2009 | Poland | 317.1662 kg |
| 2008 | Poland | 320.9294 kg |
| 2007 | Poland | 322.5635 kg |
| 2006 | Poland | 321.3718 kg |
| 2005 | Poland | 319.1921 kg |
Urban households: electricity consumption per capita (GUS)
Household electricity consumption in kilowatt-hours per capita according to Statistics Poland (GUS).
About this series
Electricity consumption per inhabitant, kWh. GUS / BDL, Poland.
Indicator definition
Household electricity consumption in kilowatt-hours per capita according to Statistics Poland (GUS). Variable 634118 (P1604). Not harvest leftover 288063.
How to read the data
How much is used, not how much is renewable. Pair: Renewables in power (GUS).
Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID 0610e4a697ea
Longseries, “Urban households: electricity consumption per capita (GUS)”. GUS / Statistics Poland (BDL) (634118), 2003–2024, Poland. Retrieved 2026-09-15. GUS reuse of public statistics. Data SHA-256: 0610e4a697ea9b316a92e10b11401ccee6f57e56545cea506a7b3c7558e292ae. https://longseries.com/en/d/gus-electricity-use/Latest values
| Country | ||
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2024 | 795.97 kWh796 kWh↑+16 kWh (+2.1%) |
Data coverage
- Poland: 2003–2024; observations: 22; missing years: 0
Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.
Poland
22 rows for Poland
Time range:
Year
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Period statistics
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Poland
692.4→796
- Total change
- +15.0 %
- Annual growth (CAGR)
- +0.7 %
- Period
- 2003–2024
Poland: 692.4 (2003) → 796 (2024). Change of +15.0 % over 21 years. Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.7 % per year.
Format:
| Year | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poland | 795.97 kWh |
| 2023 | Poland | 779.96 kWh |
| 2022 | Poland | 791.32 kWh |
| 2021 | Poland | 815.49 kWh |
| 2020 | Poland | 808.76 kWh |
| 2019 | Poland | 777.92 kWh |
| 2018 | Poland | 777.36 kWh |
| 2017 | Poland | 777.72 kWh |
| 2016 | Poland | 737.38 kWh |
| 2015 | Poland | 727.62 kWh |
| 2014 | Poland | 735.04 kWh |
| 2013 | Poland | 761.44 kWh |
| 2012 | Poland | 768.64 kWh |
| 2011 | Poland | 773.74 kWh |
| 2010 | Poland | 785.38 kWh |
| 2009 | Poland | 761.75 kWh |
| 2008 | Poland | 761.38 kWh |
| 2007 | Poland | 740.56 kWh |
| 2006 | Poland | 743 kWh |
| 2005 | Poland | 714.91 kWh |