Germany vs South Korea: Plastic waste exports

Germany

0 tonnes

in 2024

South Korea

0 tonnes

in 2024

Germany rank

144th

South Korea rank

144th

Plastic waste exports over time

Germany currently reports 0 tonnes against 0 tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 0 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 144th and South Korea ranks 144th 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.