Skip to content
wworldgovdata
environment

Share of global plastic waste imports

% · higher is better · 190 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2024
JSONCSV
Related rankingsTotal greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e)Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)Annual area burnt by wildfiresAnnual number of firesAnnual number of firesEndemic amphibian species

League table

85 shown
  1. 1Turkiye14.2%
  2. 2Netherlands13.8%
  3. 3Germany10.8%
  4. 4Malaysia9.1%
  5. 5Belgium7.3%
  6. 6Czechia4.5%
  7. 7Italy4.2%
  8. 8Austria3.9%
  9. 9Sweden3.8%
  10. 10Canada3.3%
  11. 11Thailand3.1%
  12. 12France2.9%
  13. 13Slovenia2.4%
  14. 14Lithuania2.2%
  15. 15Denmark2%
  16. 16Portugal1.5%
  17. 17Romania1.2%
  18. 18India1.2%
  19. 19Pakistan0.97%
  20. 20Croatia0.97%
  21. 21Egypt, Arab Rep.0.67%
  22. 22Ireland0.65%
  23. 23Saudi Arabia0.55%
  24. 24Azerbaijan0.54%
  25. 25Latvia0.37%
  26. 26Serbia0.35%
  27. 27Guatemala0.3%
  28. 28Peru0.26%
  29. 29Myanmar0.26%
  30. 30Ukraine0.21%
  31. 31Hong Kong SAR, China0.21%
  32. 32Australia0.2%
  33. 33Luxembourg0.2%
  34. 34Cyprus0.19%
  35. 35South Africa0.17%
  36. 36Finland0.16%
  37. 37Japan0.16%
  38. 38Estonia0.16%
  39. 39Paraguay0.16%
  40. 40Sri Lanka0.13%
  41. 41El Salvador0.12%
  42. 42Nigeria0.12%
  43. 43Israel0.11%
  44. 44Norway0.09%
  45. 45Philippines0.07%
  46. 46Chile0.05%
  47. 47Zimbabwe0.05%
  48. 48Dominican Republic0.05%
  49. 49Kyrgyz Republic0.04%
  50. 50Bosnia and Herzegovina0.03%
  51. 51North Macedonia0.02%
  52. 52Togo0.01%
  53. 53Burkina Faso0.01%
  54. 54New Zealand0.01%
  55. 55Bolivia0.01%
  56. 56Armenia0%
  57. 57Trinidad and Tobago0%
  58. 58Georgia0%
  59. 59Cayman Islands0%
  60. 60Panama0%
  61. 61Namibia0%
  62. 62Malta0%
  63. 63Mauritius0%
  64. 64Montenegro0%
  65. 65Moldova0%
  66. 66Iceland0%
  67. 67Barbados0%
  68. 68Fiji0%
  69. 69Ecuador0%
  70. 70Guyana0%
  71. 71Grenada0%
  72. 72Antigua and Barbuda0%
  73. 73Brazil0%
  74. 73United Kingdom0%
  75. 73Poland0%
  76. 73Spain0%
  77. 73Greece0%
  78. 73Hungary0%
  79. 73Slovak Republic0%
  80. 73Switzerland0%
  81. 73Korea, Rep.0%
  82. 73Bulgaria0%
  83. 73United States0%
  84. 73Uzbekistan0%
  85. 73Mexico0%

Share of global plastic waste imports