Germany vs Italy: Share of plastic waste exports
Germany
0.0%
in 2024
Italy
0.0%
in 2024
Germany rank
139th
Italy rank
139th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 139th and Italy ranks 139th of 162 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 0.7% | 6.2% | Germany |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 0.3% | 6.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 1.6% | 10.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 1.8% | 4.6% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Germany and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Germany ranks 139th and Italy ranks 139th 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.