Belgium vs Sweden: Plastic waste exports

Belgium

362,024 tonnes

in 2024

Sweden

122,610 tonnes

in 2024

Belgium rank

3rd

Sweden rank

5th

Plastic waste exports over time

Belgium currently reports 362,024 tonnes against 122,610 tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 239,414 tonnes.

That makes Belgium's figure about 3.0 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th 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.