Environment in Poland 124 indicators covering environment for Poland. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Water accounts - supply and use — Losses in distribution 324.35 Cubic metres 2024 down 2.9% 1st Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland 1.15 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 30.2% 6th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Cropland 10.62 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 18.0% 7th Agricultural land area — Organic farming 691,471 Hectares 2024 up 5.1% 2nd Environmental tax revenues 25,368 Million euro 2024 up 140.2% 7th Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Grassland 2.19 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 30.2% 5th Municipal waste by waste management operations 387 Kilograms per capita 2024 up 42.3% 38th Marine landings — National landings in foreign ports 76,710 Tonnes 2022 up 291.2% 3rd Marine waters affected by eutrophication 5 Square kilometre 2025 down 64.3% 17th Annual freshwater abstraction by source and sector 8,760 Million cubic metres 2024 down 22.5% 7th Biodiversity — Farmland birds index 76.31 Index 2024 down 10.3% 4th Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops 0 Hectares 2025 — 2nd Length of navigable inland waterways by waterway type 3,767 Kilometre 2024 up 3.1% 6th Navigable inland waterways, by horizontal dimensions of vessels and 3,767 Kilometre 2024 up 3.1% 6th Air emissions accounts totals bridging to emission inventory totals 363.63 million Tonne 2025 down 7.3% 5th Average CO2 emissions per km from new passenger cars 124.2 Grams per kilometre 2025 down 3.9% 12th Trade in recyclable raw materials 3.21 million Tonne 2025 up 11.0% 9th Biodiversity — Forest birds index 128.06 Index 2024 up 5.8% 1st Catches - inland waters 18,508 Tonnes live weight 2010 up 5.5% 3rd Inland waterway transport by nationality of vessel and coverage 5 Thousand tonnes 2018 — 14th Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) — Waste 6.16 Kilogrammes per person 2023 up 103.6% 1st Waste - Electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste or WEEE) 14.01 Kilogrammes per person 2023 up 80.3% 6th Air emissions accounts by NACE Rev. 2 activity 306.21 million Tonne 2024 down 8.8% 3rd Water exploitation index, plus 5.7% 2023 up 16.3% 10th Water use in the manufacturing industry by activity and supply 23.53 Million cubic metres 2024 up 5.5% 13th Packaging waste by waste management operations 6.71 million Tonne 2022 up 43.6% 5th Waste - Waste by sector: generation, recovery and recycling — Total 111.09 Kilogrammes per 1 000 US dollars 2022 down 26.1% 3rd Air emissions intensities by NACE Rev. 2 activity 405.78 Grams per euro, current prices 2024 down 56.2% 4th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems 7.1% 2023 down 35.5% 40th Air emissions accounts related to road transport by NACE Rev. 2 64.58 million Tonne 2023 up 85.8% 1st Air emissions accounts related to road transport - totals bridging to 84.86 million Tonne 2023 up 69.4% 5th Material deprivation for the 'Environment' dimension, by number of 86.6% 2023 up 9.2% 6th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by degree of 11.8% 2023 down 30.6% 30th Stock of zero-emission vehicles at 31st December by type of vehicle 105 Number 2024 — 20th New zero-emission vehicles by type of vehicle and type of motor energy 174 Number 2025 up 8,600.0% 15th End-of-life vehicles - reuse, recycling and recovery, totals 444,753 Tonne 2023 up 10.7% 4th End-of-life vehicles by waste management operations - detailed data 444,753 Tonne 2023 up 10.7% 4th Recycling rate of waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) 89.6% 2023 up 18.5% 8th Bathing waters with excellent quality by location 190 Number 2025 up 128.9% 11th Management of waste by waste management operations and type of 133,652 Thousand tonnes 2024 down 22.7% 5th Transboundary shipments of notified waste by partner, hazardousness 198,963 Tonne 2024 up 68.9% 24th Pollution, grime or other environmental problems by level of 7.2% 2023 down 24.2% 39th Environmental protection investments of general government by 1,097 Million euro 2022 up 4.1% 9th Nitrate in groundwater 8.59 Milligrams per litre 2023 down 11.9% 20th Unitisation in inland waterways freight transport - tonne-kilometre 0.0% 2024 — 8th Accidents at work by sex, age, severity, NACE Rev. 2 activity and 65,517 Number 2024 down 14.1% 11th EU GHG emissions from the production and consumption (footprint) 9,449 Kilograms per capita 2023 down 6.1% 12th Environmental protection investments of corporations as specialist 743.4 Million euro 2022 down 15.7% 10th Environmental protection investments of total economy 3,081 Million euro 2022 up 13.8% 8th Environmental protection investments of corporations as ancillary 213.1 Million euro 2022 up 93.7% 4th Production, value added and exports in the environmental goods and 13,110 Million euro 2022 up 28.1% 11th Contribution of the ICT sector to the air emissions in the economy by 0.3% 2023 down 3.0% 14th Air emissions from the ICT sector by NACE Rev. 2 activity 1.01 million Tonne 2023 down 11.9% 3rd Final consumption expenditure on environmental protection services by 1,829 Million euro 2022 up 127.7% 10th Distribution of air emissions from the ICT sector by NACE Rev. 2 2.7% 2023 down 15.6% 30th Generation of waste by waste category, hazardousness and NACE Rev. 2 293,977 Tonne 2022 down 66.8% 20th Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste 139.04 million Tonne 2022 down 13.5% 10th National expenditure on environmental protection by institutional 11,534 Million euro 2022 up 55.2% 11th Recycling of batteries and accumulators 93,789 Tonne 2023 up 86.1% 4th Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by waste management 660,437 Tonne 2018 up 11.0% 7th ← Previous 1 2 3 Next → Page 2 of 3