Greece vs Switzerland: Share of plastic waste exports
Greece
2.0%
in 2024
Switzerland
2.7%
in 2024
Greece rank
13th
Switzerland rank
10th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2.7% against 2.0% in Greece, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Switzerland ahead.
Greece ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 162 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 6.3% | 6.3% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Greece or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 2.7% against 2.0% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Greece and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Greece ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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.