Japan vs Netherlands: Share of plastic waste exports
Japan
21.3%
in 2024
Netherlands
17.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
1st
Netherlands rank
2nd
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 21.3% against 17.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 7.2% | 2.2% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 4.4% | 6.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 3.5% | 9.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 13.3% | 2.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 21.3% against 17.4% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Japan and Netherlands?
- 3.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Japan ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd 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.