Belgium vs Sweden: Share of plastic waste exports
Belgium
11.3%
in 2024
Sweden
3.8%
in 2024
Belgium rank
3rd
Sweden rank
5th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 11.3% against 3.8% in Sweden, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 3.0 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th of 162 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 0.5% | 3.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.9% | 2.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 2.8% | 4.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Belgium or Sweden?
- Belgium, at 11.3% against 3.8% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Belgium and Sweden?
- 7.5%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Belgium ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 5th 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.