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Share of global plastic waste exports

% · higher is better · 181 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Japan21.3%
  2. 2Netherlands17.4%
  3. 3Belgium11.3%
  4. 4Poland4.3%
  5. 5Sweden3.8%
  6. 6Slovenia3.6%
  7. 7Czechia3.6%
  8. 8Philippines3.2%
  9. 9Denmark2.7%
  10. 10Switzerland2.7%
  11. 11Ireland2.2%
  12. 12Norway2.1%
  13. 13Greece2%
  14. 14China2%
  15. 15Portugal1.7%
  16. 16Croatia1.6%
  17. 17South Africa1.4%
  18. 18Slovak Republic1.3%
  19. 19Dominican Republic0.97%
  20. 20Australia0.87%
  21. 21New Zealand0.85%
  22. 22Saudi Arabia0.8%
  23. 23Finland0.78%
  24. 24Israel0.75%
  25. 25Latvia0.58%
  26. 26Estonia0.51%
  27. 27Lithuania0.51%
  28. 28Bulgaria0.48%
  29. 29Pakistan0.48%
  30. 30Turkiye0.33%
  31. 31Cyprus0.31%
  32. 32Luxembourg0.31%
  33. 33Brazil0.28%
  34. 34El Salvador0.27%
  35. 35Nigeria0.26%
  36. 36Iceland0.24%
  37. 37Guatemala0.22%
  38. 38Chile0.21%
  39. 39Myanmar0.2%
  40. 40Hong Kong SAR, China0.2%
  41. 41North Macedonia0.16%
  42. 42Panama0.14%
  43. 43Malta0.14%
  44. 44Ecuador0.12%
  45. 45Namibia0.1%
  46. 46Bosnia and Herzegovina0.08%
  47. 47India0.08%
  48. 48Mauritius0.08%
  49. 49Zimbabwe0.07%
  50. 50Burkina Faso0.07%
  51. 51Serbia0.06%
  52. 52Bolivia0.05%
  53. 53Barbados0.04%
  54. 54Togo0.03%
  55. 55Trinidad and Tobago0.03%
  56. 56Ukraine0.03%
  57. 57Sri Lanka0.03%
  58. 58Paraguay0.03%
  59. 59Maldives0.03%
  60. 60Peru0.02%
  61. 61Georgia0.02%
  62. 62Kyrgyz Republic0.02%
  63. 63Uzbekistan0.02%
  64. 64Montenegro0.02%
  65. 65Belize0.02%
  66. 66Suriname0.01%
  67. 67Armenia0.01%
  68. 68Macao SAR, China0.01%
  69. 69Egypt, Arab Rep.0.01%
  70. 70Azerbaijan0%
  71. 71Moldova0%
  72. 72Guyana0%
  73. 73Cayman Islands0%
  74. 74France0%
  75. 74Canada0%
  76. 74Spain0%
  77. 74Malaysia0%
  78. 74Germany0%
  79. 74Korea, Rep.0%
  80. 74Hungary0%
  81. 74Mexico0%
  82. 74United Kingdom0%
  83. 74Austria0%
  84. 74Romania0%
  85. 74Italy0%
  86. 74Fiji0%
  87. 74United States0%
  88. 74Thailand0%

Share of global plastic waste exports