Belgium vs Netherlands: Share of plastic waste exports
Belgium
11.3%
in 2024
Netherlands
17.4%
in 2024
Belgium rank
3rd
Netherlands rank
2nd
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 17.4% against 11.3% in Belgium, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 4.4% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 3.5% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 13.3% | 6.5% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 17.4% against 11.3% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 6.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 2nd 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.