Barbados vs Mongolia: Plastic waste exports
Barbados
1,136 tonnes
in 2024
Mongolia
1,066 tonnes
in 2019
Barbados rank
88th
Mongolia rank
91st
Plastic waste exports over time
- Barbados
- Mongolia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1,136 tonnes against 1,066 tonnes in Mongolia, a difference of 70 tonnes.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 88th and Mongolia ranks 91st of 167 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 663.23 tonnes | 2,518 tonnes | 1,855 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 1,134 tonnes | 4,841 tonnes | 3,707 tonnes | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste exports, Barbados or Mongolia?
- Barbados, at 1,136 tonnes against 1,066 tonnes in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste exports between Barbados and Mongolia?
- 70 tonnes, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mongolia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Barbados and Mongolia rank globally for plastic waste exports?
- Barbados ranks 88th and Mongolia ranks 91st 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.