Denmark vs Ireland: Share of plastic waste exports
Denmark
2.7%
in 2024
Ireland
2.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
9th
Ireland rank
11th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Denmark
- Ireland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.7% against 2.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 11th of 162 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Denmark or Ireland?
- Denmark, at 2.7% against 2.2% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Denmark and Ireland?
- 0.5%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ireland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Ireland rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 11th 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.