Maldives vs Rwanda: Share of plastic waste exports

Maldives
0.0%
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0%
in 2022
Maldives rank
91st
Rwanda rank
93rd

Share of plastic waste exports over time

  • Maldives
  • Rwanda
00.010.020.030.04200520142024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 91st and Rwanda ranks 93rd of 162 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Rwanda Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Rwanda
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Maldives or Rwanda?
Maldives, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Maldives and Rwanda?
0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Rwanda?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Maldives and Rwanda rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
Maldives ranks 91st and Rwanda ranks 93rd 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

Indicator
Share of plastic waste exports
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 2,674 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.