Greece vs Norway: Plastic waste exports
Greece
63,644 tonnes
in 2024
Norway
68,644 tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
13th
Norway rank
12th
Plastic waste exports over time
- Greece
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 68,644 tonnes against 63,644 tonnes in Greece, a difference of 5,000 tonnes.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Norway ahead.
Greece ranks 13th and Norway ranks 12th of 167 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 782.02 tonnes | 8,567 tonnes | 7,784 tonnes | Norway |
| 2000s | 9,313 tonnes | 26,983 tonnes | 17,669 tonnes | Norway |
| 2010s | 43,994 tonnes | 53,594 tonnes | 9,601 tonnes | Norway |
| 2020s | 35,184 tonnes | 70,873 tonnes | 35,689 tonnes | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste exports, Greece or Norway?
- Norway, at 68,644 tonnes against 63,644 tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste exports between Greece and Norway?
- 5,000 tonnes, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Norway rank globally for plastic waste exports?
- Greece ranks 13th and Norway ranks 12th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Plastic waste exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Amount of plastic waste a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.