Cyprus vs Nicaragua: Plastic waste exports

Cyprus

10,107 tonnes

in 2024

Nicaragua

9,325 tonnes

in 2023

Cyprus rank

43rd

Nicaragua rank

45th

Plastic waste exports over time

Cyprus currently reports 10,107 tonnes against 9,325 tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 781.55 tonnes.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Cyprus ranks 43rd and Nicaragua ranks 45th 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.