Barbados vs Cambodia: Plastic waste exports
Barbados
1,136 tonnes
in 2024
Cambodia
1,226 tonnes
in 2023
Barbados rank
88th
Cambodia rank
86th
Plastic waste exports over time
- Barbados
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 1,226 tonnes against 1,136 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 90 tonnes.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 88th and Cambodia ranks 86th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Cambodia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 211.86 tonnes | 162.65 tonnes | 49.22 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2010s | 1,263 tonnes | 8,112 tonnes | 6,850 tonnes | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 1,200 tonnes | 3,844 tonnes | 2,644 tonnes | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste exports, Barbados or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 1,226 tonnes against 1,136 tonnes in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste exports between Barbados and Cambodia?
- 90 tonnes, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cambodia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Cambodia rank globally for plastic waste exports?
- Barbados ranks 88th and Cambodia ranks 86th 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.