Croatia vs Greece: Share of plastic waste exports
Croatia
1.6%
in 2024
Greece
2.0%
in 2024
Croatia rank
16th
Greece rank
13th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Croatia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.0% against 1.6% in Croatia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Greece ahead.
Croatia ranks 16th and Greece ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Croatia or Greece?
- Greece, at 2.0% against 1.6% in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Croatia and Greece?
- 0.4%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Greece?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Greece rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Croatia ranks 16th and Greece ranks 13th 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.