China vs Norway: Share of plastic waste exports
China
2.0%
in 2024
Norway
2.1%
in 2024
China rank
14th
Norway rank
12th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- China
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in China, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was China ahead.
China ranks 14th and Norway ranks 12th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | China |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | China |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, China or Norway?
- Norway, at 2.1% against 2.0% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between China and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Norway?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do China and Norway rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- China ranks 14th and Norway ranks 12th 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.