Ireland vs Philippines: Plastic waste exports

Ireland

70,923 tonnes

in 2024

Philippines

101,872 tonnes

in 2024

Ireland rank

11th

Philippines rank

8th

Plastic waste exports over time

Philippines currently reports 101,872 tonnes against 70,923 tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 30,949 tonnes.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.4 times Ireland's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 8th of 167 regions.

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.