Cyprus vs Jamaica: Share of plastic waste exports
Cyprus
0.3%
in 2024
Jamaica
0.4%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
39th
Jamaica rank
36th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Cyprus
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 39th and Jamaica ranks 36th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Cyprus or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Cyprus and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Jamaica?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Jamaica rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Cyprus ranks 39th and Jamaica ranks 36th 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.