Poland vs Sweden: Plastic waste exports

Poland

138,380 tonnes

in 2024

Sweden

122,610 tonnes

in 2024

Poland rank

4th

Sweden rank

5th

Plastic waste exports over time

Poland currently reports 138,380 tonnes against 122,610 tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 15,770 tonnes.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Sweden ahead.

Poland ranks 4th 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.