Brazil vs Nigeria: Share of plastic waste exports
Brazil
0.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
44th
Nigeria rank
46th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Brazil
- Nigeria
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Nigeria ahead.
Brazil ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 46th of 162 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Brazil or Nigeria?
- Brazil, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Brazil and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Brazil ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 46th 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.