Australia vs Indonesia: Share of plastic waste exports
Australia
0.9%
in 2024
Indonesia
0.9%
in 2023
Australia rank
23rd
Indonesia rank
21st
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Indonesia ranks 21st of 162 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Australia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Australia and Indonesia?
- 0.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Indonesia ranks 21st 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.