Argentina vs Ethiopia: Plastic waste exports

Argentina

3,050 tonnes

in 2017

Ethiopia

3,161 tonnes

in 2023

Argentina rank

73rd

Ethiopia rank

72nd

Plastic waste exports over time

Ethiopia currently reports 3,161 tonnes against 3,050 tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 110.78 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 73rd and Ethiopia ranks 72nd of 167 countries.

Indicator: Plastic waste exports
Unit: tonnes
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 3,957 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The amount of plastic waste a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.