Ethiopia vs Lao PDR: Share of plastic waste exports
Ethiopia
0.1%
in 2023
Lao PDR
0.1%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
71st
Lao PDR rank
70th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Ethiopia
- Lao PDR
How they compare
Lao PDR currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Lao PDR's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 71st and Lao PDR ranks 70th of 162 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lao PDR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Ethiopia or Lao PDR?
- Lao PDR, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Ethiopia and Lao PDR?
- 0.0%, with Lao PDR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lao PDR?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Lao PDR rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Ethiopia ranks 71st and Lao PDR ranks 70th 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.