Australia vs Finland: Share of plastic waste exports
Australia
0.9%
in 2024
Finland
0.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
Finland rank
26th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Finland ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 26th of 162 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Australia or Finland?
- Australia, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Australia and Finland?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Finland ranks 26th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.