Denmark vs Sweden: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Denmark
16.06 kilograms
in 2024
Sweden
16.92 kilograms
in 2024
Denmark rank
8th
Sweden rank
7th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16.92 kilograms against 16.06 kilograms in Denmark, a difference of 0.86 kilograms.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 172 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.92 kilograms | 12.15 kilograms | 7.24 kilograms | Sweden |
| 2010s | 9.06 kilograms | 13.11 kilograms | 4.05 kilograms | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11.68 kilograms | 12.65 kilograms | 0.9703 kilograms | Sweden |
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, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 16.92 kilograms against 16.06 kilograms in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.86 kilograms, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Denmark ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.