Belarus vs. Poland
Environment
| Belarus | Poland |
Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 18.06 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 58.28 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 17.19 megatons (2020 est.) | particulate matter emissions: 20.54 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 299.04 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 46.62 megatons (2020 est.) |
Total water withdrawal | municipal: 523 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 443 million cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 431 million cubic meters (2017 est.) | municipal: 2.028 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 7.035 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 1.018 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 1.02% of GDP (2018 est.) | forest revenues: 0.17% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0% of GDP (2018 est.) | coal revenues: 0.27% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 4.28 million tons (2015 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 684,800 tons (2016 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 16% (2016 est.) | municipal solid waste generated annually: 10.863 million tons (2015 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 2,866,746 tons (2015 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 26.4% (2015 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook