Austria vs Netherlands: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Austria
20.25 kilograms
in 2024
Netherlands
35.92 kilograms
in 2024
Austria rank
5th
Netherlands rank
3rd
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 35.92 kilograms against 20.25 kilograms in Austria, a difference of 15.67 kilograms.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.8 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.29 kilograms | 11.62 kilograms | 3.67 kilograms | Austria |
| 2010s | 24.84 kilograms | 26.98 kilograms | 2.14 kilograms | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 24.59 kilograms | 43 kilograms | 18.4 kilograms | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 35.92 kilograms against 20.25 kilograms in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Austria and Netherlands?
- 15.67 kilograms, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Austria ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.