Italy vs Spain: Share of plastic waste exports
Italy
0.0%
in 2024
Spain
0.0%
in 2024
Italy rank
139th
Spain rank
139th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 139th and Spain ranks 139th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Italy ranks 139th and Spain 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.