Spain vs United States: Share of plastic waste exports
Spain
0.0%
in 2024
United States
0.0%
in 2024
Spain rank
139th
United States rank
139th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 139th and United States ranks 139th of 162 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 10.9% | 10.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 13.8% | 13.2% | United States |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 8.8% | 7.0% | United States |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 4.6% | 3.6% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 0.0% against 0.0% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Spain and United States?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Spain ranks 139th and United States 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.