Chile vs Nicaragua: Share of plastic waste exports
Chile
0.2%
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.2%
in 2023
Chile rank
49th
Nicaragua rank
50th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Chile
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 49th and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Chile or Nicaragua?
- Chile, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Chile and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nicaragua?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Nicaragua rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Chile ranks 49th and Nicaragua ranks 50th 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.