Philippines vs Sweden: Share of plastic waste exports
Philippines
3.2%
in 2024
Sweden
3.8%
in 2024
Philippines rank
8th
Sweden rank
5th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Philippines
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.8% against 3.2% in Philippines, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.
Philippines ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.8% | 0.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Philippines or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.8% against 3.2% in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Philippines and Sweden?
- 0.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and Sweden rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Philippines ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th 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.