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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Plastic waste exports

Democratic Republic of Congo
20.5 tonnes
in 2023
Malawi
30.2 tonnes
in 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
131st
Malawi rank
130th

Plastic waste exports over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 30.2 tonnes against 20.5 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 9.7 tonnes.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Malawi ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 131st and Malawi ranks 130th of 167 countries.

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About this data

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
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The amount of plastic waste a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.