Argentina vs India: Plastic waste exports
Argentina
3,050 tonnes
in 2017
India
2,621 tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
73rd
India rank
76th
Plastic waste exports over time
- Argentina
- India
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 3,050 tonnes against 2,621 tonnes in India, a difference of 429 tonnes.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1993 it was India ahead.
Argentina ranks 73rd and India ranks 76th of 167 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,006 tonnes | 833.27 tonnes | 1,172 tonnes | Argentina |
| 2000s | 25,532 tonnes | 8,919 tonnes | 16,613 tonnes | Argentina |
| 2010s | 19,214 tonnes | 13,706 tonnes | 5,507 tonnes | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste exports, Argentina or India?
- Argentina, at 3,050 tonnes against 2,621 tonnes in India as of 2017.
- What is the difference in plastic waste exports between Argentina and India?
- 429 tonnes, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2017.
- How do Argentina and India rank globally for plastic waste exports?
- Argentina ranks 73rd and India ranks 76th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Plastic waste exports. 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 a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.