# Municipal waste generated per person in Poland

Municipal waste generated per person in Poland was 387 kg per person in 2024. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `municipal_waste_per_capita`
- Place id: `pl`
- Unit: kg per person
- 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.
- Note: Countries differ in how much commercial waste they count as municipal, which explains part of the gap between them.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Municipal waste by waste management operations, waste generated, kilograms per capita (env_wasmun) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/env_wasmun/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/municipal-waste-per-capita/poland
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=municipal_waste_per_capita&place=pl

| 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 (break) |
| 2013 | 297 (break) |
| 2012 | 317 (estimated) |
| 2011 | 319 (estimated) |
| 2010 | 316 (estimated) |
| 2009 | 316 (estimated) |
| 2008 | 320 (estimated) |
| 2007 | 322 (estimated) |
| 2006 | 321 (estimated) |
| 2005 | 319 (break) |
| 2004 | 256 |
| 2003 | 260 |
| 2002 | 275 |
| 2001 | 290 |
| 2000 | 320 |
| 1999 | 319 |
| 1998 | 306 |
| 1997 | 315 |
| 1996 | 301 |
| 1995 | 285 |