Japan vs Poland: Plastic waste exports

Japan

683,123 tonnes

in 2024

Poland

138,380 tonnes

in 2024

Japan rank

1st

Poland rank

4th

Plastic waste exports over time

Japan currently reports 683,123 tonnes against 138,380 tonnes in Poland, a difference of 544,743 tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 4.9 times Poland's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 1st and Poland ranks 4th 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.