Colombia vs Malta: Plastic waste exports

Colombia

4,601 tonnes

in 2023

Malta

4,548 tonnes

in 2024

Colombia rank

63rd

Malta rank

65th

Plastic waste exports over time

Colombia currently reports 4,601 tonnes against 4,548 tonnes in Malta, a difference of 53.01 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 63rd and Malta ranks 65th 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.