Benin vs Palau: Plastic waste exports
Benin
40.36 tonnes
in 2023
Palau
92.68 tonnes
in 2018
Benin rank
126th
Palau rank
124th
Plastic waste exports over time
- Benin
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 92.68 tonnes against 40.36 tonnes in Benin, a difference of 52.32 tonnes.
That makes Palau's figure about 2.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 126th and Palau ranks 124th of 167 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste exports, Benin or Palau?
- Palau, at 92.68 tonnes against 40.36 tonnes in Benin as of 2018.
- What is the difference in plastic waste exports between Benin and Palau?
- 52.32 tonnes, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Palau?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
- How do Benin and Palau rank globally for plastic waste exports?
- Benin ranks 126th and Palau ranks 124th 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.