Estonia vs Tanzania: Share of plastic waste exports

Estonia
0.5%
in 2024
Tanzania
0.5%
in 2023
Estonia rank
30th
Tanzania rank
32nd

Share of plastic waste exports over time

  • Estonia
  • Tanzania
00.20.40.6199520092024

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Estonia
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% Estonia
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Estonia or Tanzania?
Estonia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Estonia and Tanzania?
0.0%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Tanzania?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Tanzania rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
Estonia ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 32nd 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

Indicator
Share of plastic waste exports
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,674 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.