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 currently reports 3,050 tonnes against 2,621 tonnes in India, a difference of 428.35 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.

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.