Belgium vs Japan: Share of plastic waste exports
Belgium
11.3%
in 2024
Japan
21.3%
in 2024
Belgium rank
3rd
Japan rank
1st
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 21.3% against 11.3% in Belgium, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times Belgium's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 1st of 162 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 10.9% | 7.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 12.8% | 9.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 15.6% | 8.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Belgium or Japan?
- Japan, at 21.3% against 11.3% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Belgium and Japan?
- 10.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 1st 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.