Malta vs Panama: Share of plastic waste exports
Malta
0.1%
in 2024
Panama
0.1%
in 2024
Malta rank
59th
Panama rank
58th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Malta
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Panama ahead.
Malta ranks 59th and Panama ranks 58th of 162 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Malta or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Malta and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Panama?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Panama rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Malta ranks 59th and Panama ranks 58th 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
Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.