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South Korea vs Mexico: Plastic waste exports

South Korea
0 tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
0 tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
144th
Mexico rank
144th

Plastic waste exports over time

  • South Korea
  • Mexico
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M198820062024

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 144th and Mexico ranks 144th of 167 countries.

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About this data

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

The amount of plastic waste a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.