Netherlands vs Sweden: Plastic waste exports

Netherlands

557,595 tonnes

in 2024

Sweden

122,610 tonnes

in 2024

Netherlands rank

2nd

Sweden rank

5th

Plastic waste exports over time

Netherlands currently reports 557,595 tonnes against 122,610 tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 434,985 tonnes.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 4.5 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 5th 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.