Madagascar vs Nepal: Plastic waste exports

Madagascar

11.1 tonnes

in 2023

Nepal

8 tonnes

in 2022

Madagascar rank

135th

Nepal rank

138th

Plastic waste exports over time

Madagascar currently reports 11.1 tonnes against 8 tonnes in Nepal, a difference of 3.1 tonnes.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 135th and Nepal ranks 138th 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.