environmental2024
Share of global plastic waste exports
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.6%
Median: 0.0%
Countries Covered
183
with available data
Highest
Japan
21.3%
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Japan21.3%
2Netherlands17.4%
3Belgium11.3%
4Poland4.3%
5Sweden3.8%
By Region
Europe2.0%(32 countries)
Asia1.2%(26 countries)
Oceania0.9%(2 countries)
Africa0.2%(9 countries)
South America0.1%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (21.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.6%)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Other (103)
North America (4)
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 2024; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 21.3% |
| 2 | Netherlands | 17.4% |
| 3 | Belgium | 11.3% |
| 4 | Poland | 4.3% |
| 5 | Sweden | 3.8% |
| 6 | Slovenia | 3.6% |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 3.6% |
| 8 | Philippines | 3.2% |
| 9 | Denmark | 2.7% |
| 10 | Switzerland | 2.7% |
| 11 | Ireland | 2.2% |
| 12 | Norway | 2.1% |
| 13 | Greece | 2.0% |
| 14 | People's Republic of China | 2.0% |
| 15 | Portugal | 1.7% |
| 16 | Croatia | 1.6% |
| 17 | South Africa | 1.4% |
| 18 | Slovakia | 1.3% |
| 19 | Vietnam | 1.1% |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% |
| 21 | Indonesia | 0.9% |
| 22 | Tunisia | 0.9% |
| 23 | Australia | 0.9% |
| 24 | New Zealand | 0.8% |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8% |
| 26 | Finland | 0.8% |
| 27 | Israel | 0.8% |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 0.7% |
| 29 | Latvia | 0.6% |
| 30 | Estonia | 0.5% |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.5% |
| 32 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.5% |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 0.5% |
| 34 | Pakistan | 0.5% |
| 35 | Honduras | 0.4% |
| 36 | Jamaica | 0.4% |
| 37 | Türkiye | 0.3% |
| 38 | Belarus | 0.3% |
| 39 | Cyprus | 0.3% |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 0.3% |
| 41 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.3% |
| 42 | Uganda | 0.3% |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 0.3% |
| 44 | Brazil | 0.3% |
| 45 | El Salvador | 0.3% |
| 46 | Nigeria | 0.3% |
| 47 | Iceland | 0.2% |
| 48 | Guatemala | 0.2% |
| 49 | Chile | 0.2% |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 0.2% |
| 51 | Myanmar | 0.2% |
| 52 | Hong Kong | 0.2% |
| 53 | Sudan | 0.2% |
| 54 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.2% |
| 55 | Mauritania | 0.2% |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 0.1% |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 0.1% |
| 58 | Panama | 0.1% |
| 59 | Malta | 0.1% |
| 60 | Kenya | 0.1% |
| 61 | Ecuador | 0.1% |
| 62 | Morocco | 0.1% |
| 63 | Namibia | 0.1% |
| 64 | Kuwait | 0.1% |
| 65 | Colombia | 0.1% |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% |
| 67 | India | 0.1% |
| 68 | Andorra | 0.1% |
| 69 | Mauritius | 0.1% |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% |
| 71 | Ethiopia | 0.1% |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 0.1% |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 0.1% |
| 74 | Libya | 0.1% |
| 75 | Serbia | 0.1% |
| 76 | Mali | 0.0% |
| 77 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 78 | Venezuela | 0.0% |
| 79 | Bolivia | 0.0% |
| 80 | Mozambique | 0.0% |
| 81 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 82 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 83 | Togo | 0.0% |
| 84 | Zambia | 0.0% |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0% |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 87 | Argentina | 0.0% |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 89 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 0.0% |
| 91 | Cambodia | 0.0% |
| 92 | Paraguay | 0.0% |
| 93 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 94 | Peru | 0.0% |
| 95 | Rwanda | 0.0% |
| 96 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 98 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 99 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 100 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% |
| 102 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 103 | Senegal | 0.0% |
| 104 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 105 | Belize | 0.0% |
| 106 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 107 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 108 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 109 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 110 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 111 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 112 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 113 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 114 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 115 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 116 | Macao | 0.0% |
| 117 | Egypt | 0.0% |
| 118 | Cameroon | 0.0% |
| 119 | Cuba | 0.0% |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 121 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 122 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 123 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 124 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 125 | Palau | 0.0% |
| 126 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% |
| 127 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 128 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 129 | Benin | 0.0% |
| 130 | Guadeloupe | 0.0% |
| 131 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 132 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 133 | Malawi | 0.0% |
| 134 | Afghanistan | 0.0% |
| 135 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 136 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 138 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 139 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 140 | Madagascar | 0.0% |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 142 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 143 | Niger | 0.0% |
| 144 | Nepal | 0.0% |
| 145 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
| 146 | Guinea | 0.0% |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% |
| 148 | Angola | 0.0% |
| 149 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% |
| 151 | Liberia | 0.0% |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% |
| 153 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 154 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 156 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 157 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 158 | Canada | 0.0% |
| 159 | Fiji | 0.0% |
| 160 | France | 0.0% |
| 161 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0% |
| 162 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 163 | Ghana | 0.0% |
| 164 | Hungary | 0.0% |
| 165 | Italy | 0.0% |
| 166 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% |
| 167 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 168 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 169 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 170 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 171 | Mexico | 0.0% |
| 172 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 173 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 174 | Romania | 0.0% |
| 175 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 176 | Spain | 0.0% |
| 177 | Thailand | 0.0% |
| 178 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0% |
| 179 | United Kingdom | 0.0% |
| 180 | United States of America | 0.0% |
| 181 | Austria | 0.0% |
| 182 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 183 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% |
Showing 183 of 183 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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