Chile vs Iceland: Share of plastic waste exports
Chile
0.2%
in 2024
Iceland
0.2%
in 2024
Chile rank
49th
Iceland rank
47th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Chile
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Iceland ahead.
Chile ranks 49th and Iceland ranks 47th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Chile or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Chile and Iceland?
- 0.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iceland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Iceland rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Chile ranks 49th 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.