Greece vs Portugal: Share of plastic waste exports
Greece
2.0%
in 2024
Portugal
1.7%
in 2024
Greece rank
13th
Portugal rank
15th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.0% against 1.7% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 15th of 162 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Greece or Portugal?
- Greece, at 2.0% against 1.7% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Greece ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 15th 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.