Denmark vs Philippines: Share of plastic waste exports
Denmark
2.7%
in 2024
Philippines
3.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
9th
Philippines rank
8th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Denmark
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3.2% against 2.7% in Denmark, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 8th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Denmark or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 3.2% against 2.7% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Denmark and Philippines?
- 0.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Philippines?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Philippines rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Denmark ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 8th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) β 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
Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.