Malaysia vs Spain: Share of plastic waste exports
Malaysia
0.0%
in 2024
Spain
0.0%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
139th
Spain rank
139th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Malaysia
- Spain
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Spain ahead.
Malaysia ranks 139th and Spain ranks 139th of 162 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.9% | 3.2% | 1.2% | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Malaysia or Spain?
- Malaysia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Malaysia and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Malaysia 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.