Guatemala vs Iceland: Plastic waste exports

Guatemala

7,155 tonnes

in 2024

Iceland

7,721 tonnes

in 2024

Guatemala rank

50th

Iceland rank

49th

Plastic waste exports over time

Iceland currently reports 7,721 tonnes against 7,155 tonnes in Guatemala, a difference of 565.99 tonnes.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Iceland ahead.

Guatemala ranks 50th and Iceland ranks 49th 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.