Brazil vs Iceland: Share of plastic waste exports
Brazil
0.3%
in 2024
Iceland
0.2%
in 2024
Brazil rank
44th
Iceland rank
47th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Brazil
- Iceland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 44th and Iceland ranks 47th of 162 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.0% | 2.3% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Brazil or Iceland?
- Brazil, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Brazil and Iceland?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Brazil ranks 44th and Iceland ranks 47th 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.