Netherlands vs Poland: Plastic waste exports

Netherlands

557,595 tonnes

in 2024

Poland

138,380 tonnes

in 2024

Netherlands rank

2nd

Poland rank

4th

Plastic waste exports over time

Netherlands currently reports 557,595 tonnes against 138,380 tonnes in Poland, a difference of 419,215 tonnes.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 4.0 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 2nd 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.