Colombia vs India: Share of plastic waste exports
Colombia
0.1%
in 2023
India
0.1%
in 2024
Colombia rank
65th
India rank
67th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Colombia
- India
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1994 it was India ahead.
Colombia ranks 65th and India ranks 67th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | India |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | India |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | India |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Colombia or India?
- Colombia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Colombia and India?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and India?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and India rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Colombia ranks 65th and India ranks 67th 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.