Brazil vs Uganda: Share of plastic waste exports

Brazil
0.3%
in 2024
Uganda
0.3%
in 2023
Brazil rank
44th
Uganda rank
42nd

Share of plastic waste exports over time

  • Brazil
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 42nd of 162 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Brazil
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Uganda
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Uganda
2020s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Brazil or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Brazil and Uganda?
0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uganda?
17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Uganda rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
Brazil ranks 44th and Uganda ranks 42nd 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

Indicator
Share of plastic waste exports
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,674 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.