Czechia vs Poland: Share of plastic waste exports
Czechia
3.6%
in 2024
Poland
4.3%
in 2024
Czechia rank
7th
Poland rank
4th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Czechia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 4.3% against 3.6% in Czechia, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.2 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Poland ahead.
Czechia ranks 7th and Poland ranks 4th of 162 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Czechia or Poland?
- Poland, at 4.3% against 3.6% in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Czechia and Poland?
- 0.7%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Poland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Poland rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Czechia ranks 7th and Poland ranks 4th 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.