Philippines vs Sweden: Plastic waste exports
Philippines
101,872 tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
122,610 tonnes
in 2024
Philippines rank
8th
Sweden rank
5th
Plastic waste exports over time
- Philippines
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 122,610 tonnes against 101,872 tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 20,738 tonnes.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.
Philippines ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th of 167 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,351 tonnes | 18,450 tonnes | 9,099 tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 59,286 tonnes | 50,142 tonnes | 9,144 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2010s | 112,339 tonnes | 96,466 tonnes | 15,874 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2020s | 96,147 tonnes | 118,368 tonnes | 22,221 tonnes | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste exports, Philippines or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 122,610 tonnes against 101,872 tonnes in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste exports between Philippines and Sweden?
- 20,738 tonnes, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and Sweden rank globally for plastic waste exports?
- Philippines ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th 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.