Australia vs Tunisia: Share of plastic waste exports
Australia
0.9%
in 2024
Tunisia
0.9%
in 2023
Australia rank
23rd
Tunisia rank
22nd
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Australia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Tunisia ranks 22nd of 162 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Australia or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Australia and Tunisia?
- 0.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tunisia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Tunisia rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Tunisia ranks 22nd 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.