Chile vs Guatemala: Plastic waste exports

Chile

6,656 tonnes

in 2024

Guatemala

7,155 tonnes

in 2024

Chile rank

53rd

Guatemala rank

50th

Plastic waste exports over time

Guatemala currently reports 7,155 tonnes against 6,656 tonnes in Chile, a difference of 499.05 tonnes.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Guatemala ahead.

Chile ranks 53rd and Guatemala ranks 50th 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.