Australia vs Luxembourg: Share of global plastic waste imports
Australia
0.2%
in 2024
Luxembourg
0.2%
in 2024
Australia rank
37th
Luxembourg rank
38th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Australia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Australia ranks 37th and Luxembourg ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Australia or Luxembourg?
- Australia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Australia and Luxembourg?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Australia ranks 37th and Luxembourg ranks 38th of 183 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 global plastic waste imports. 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 imports that a country accounts for.