Ecuador vs Panama: Share of plastic waste exports
Ecuador
0.1%
in 2024
Panama
0.1%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
61st
Panama rank
58th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Ecuador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Panama ahead.
Ecuador ranks 61st and Panama ranks 58th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Ecuador or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Ecuador and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Panama?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Panama rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Ecuador ranks 61st and Panama ranks 58th 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.