Recycling rate of municipal waste in Poland

Poland recycled 31.1% of its municipal waste in 2024.

Measure: Recycling rate of municipal waste Unit: % of municipal waste generated Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Poland, 2024 31.1% % of municipal waste generated
Change from 2023 +3.5percentage points 2023: 27.6%
European Union, 2024 49.4%i (Source flag i) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 45.8% Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 25th of 32 See the full ranking

Recycling rate of municipal waste in Poland over time

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% of municipal waste generated. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Flags: i value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.5 percentage points from 27.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 26.5%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 25th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 49.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
sdg_11_60 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Poland
Provider update
15 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat