Ethiopia vs Namibia: Plastic waste exports

Ethiopia

3,161 tonnes

in 2023

Namibia

3,283 tonnes

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

72nd

Namibia rank

71st

Plastic waste exports over time

Namibia currently reports 3,283 tonnes against 3,161 tonnes in Ethiopia, a difference of 122.52 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Namibia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 72nd and Namibia ranks 71st 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.