Japan vs Poland: Share of plastic waste exports
Japan
21.3%
in 2024
Poland
4.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
1st
Poland rank
4th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Japan
- Poland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 21.3% against 4.3% in Poland, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 4.9 times Poland's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and Poland ranks 4th of 162 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.3% | 4.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 0.4% | 10.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 1.4% | 11.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 2.9% | 12.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Japan or Poland?
- Japan, at 21.3% against 4.3% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Japan and Poland?
- 17.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Poland?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Poland rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Japan ranks 1st and Poland ranks 4th 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.