Municipal waste generated per person in Poland

Municipal waste generated per person in Poland was 387 kg per person in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 5.4% from 2023. That is the 25th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, kg per person387

Change on 2023+5.4%

Rank25th of 26EU countries ranked

Series high3872024

Series low2562004

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Municipal waste generated per person in Poland, 1995 to 2024

kg per person. Source: Eurostat, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-03-30.

All 30 values

Period	kg per person
2024	387
2023	367
2022	364
2021	370
2020	350
2019	336
2018	329
2017	315 Estimated
2016	307 Estimated
2015	286 Estimated
2014	272 Series break
2013	297 Series break
2012	317 Estimated
2011	319 Estimated
2010	316 Estimated
2009	316 Estimated
2008	320 Estimated
2007	322 Estimated
2006	321 Estimated
2005	319 Series break
2004	256
2003	260
2002	275
2001	290
2000	320
1999	319
1998	306
1997	315
1996	301
1995	285

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2024
Poland	387
European Union (27)	513

Poland compared with nearby places

Under 460
460 to 490
490 to 530
530 to 620
620 and over
No data

Municipal waste generated per person, 2024, kg per person. Poland is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

EU countries by municipal waste generated per person 27 places

Definition

Municipal waste generated in the year, in kilograms per inhabitant: household waste and similar waste from shops, offices and public institutions, collected by or for municipalities.

Countries differ in how much commercial waste they count as municipal, which explains part of the gap between them.

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Eurostat. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun) (Municipal waste generated per person, Poland, 1995 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table

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Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun), Municipal waste generated per person, Poland, 1995 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/poland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun). Municipal waste generated per person, Poland, 1995 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/poland.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun), Municipal waste generated per person, Poland, 1995 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/poland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env\_wasmun): Municipal waste generated per person, Poland, 1995 to 2024}},
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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/poland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env\_wasmun). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env\_wasmun/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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387 kg per person in 2024, the highest value since 1995 in this series.

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