Peru vs Uruguay: Plastic waste exports
Peru
736.57 tonnes
in 2024
Uruguay
815.31 tonnes
in 2023
Peru rank
100th
Uruguay rank
97th
Plastic waste exports over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 815.31 tonnes against 736.57 tonnes in Peru, a difference of 78.74 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Uruguay ahead.
Peru ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 167 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90 tonnes | 1,190 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 541.63 tonnes | 3,728 tonnes | 3,187 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 814.35 tonnes | 1,532 tonnes | 717.57 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 490.79 tonnes | 959.91 tonnes | 469.12 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste exports, Peru or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 815.31 tonnes against 736.57 tonnes in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste exports between Peru and Uruguay?
- 78.74 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for plastic waste exports?
- Peru ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Plastic waste exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Amount of plastic waste a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.