Greece vs Ireland: Share of plastic waste exports
Greece
2.0%
in 2024
Ireland
2.2%
in 2024
Greece rank
13th
Ireland rank
11th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Greece
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2.2% against 2.0% in Greece, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ireland ahead.
Greece ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 11th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Greece or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 2.2% against 2.0% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Greece and Ireland?
- 0.2%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Ireland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Ireland rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Greece ranks 13th and Ireland ranks 11th 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.