Cyprus vs Turkey: Share of plastic waste exports
Cyprus
0.3%
in 2024
Turkey
0.3%
in 2024
Cyprus rank
39th
Turkey rank
37th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Cyprus
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Turkey ahead.
Cyprus ranks 39th and Turkey ranks 37th of 162 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Cyprus or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Cyprus and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Turkey?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Turkey rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Cyprus ranks 39th and Turkey ranks 37th 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.