economic2016

Cumulative recycled plastic trade value (billion USD)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data10 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.5billion USD
Median: 4.0billion USD
Countries Covered
10
with available data
Highest
Hong Kong
16.7billion USD
Lowest
Canada
1.9billion USD
Top 5 Countries
1Hong Kong16.7billion USD
2United States of America12.3billion USD
3Japan9.6billion USD
4Germany7.0billion USD
5Mexico4.6billion USD
By Region
Asia13.2billion USD(2 countries)
North America6.3billion USD(3 countries)
Europe3.9billion USD(5 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1.9billion USD)High (16.7billion USD)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.5billion USD)

Asia (2)
North America (3)
Europe (5)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Hong Kong16.7billion USD
2United States of America12.3billion USD
3Japan9.6billion USD
4Germany7.0billion USD
5Mexico4.6billion USD
6France3.5billion USD
7United Kingdom3.3billion USD
8Netherlands3.2billion USD
9Belgium2.6billion USD
10Canada1.9billion USD
Showing 10 of 10 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2016).

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