Canada vs South Korea: Share of plastic waste exports
Canada
0.0%
in 2024
South Korea
0.0%
in 2024
Canada rank
139th
South Korea rank
139th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 139th and South Korea ranks 139th of 162 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 1.7% | 9.5% | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.3% | 2.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Canada or South Korea?
- Canada, at 0.0% against 0.0% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Canada and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Canada ranks 139th and South Korea ranks 139th 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.