Australia vs Myanmar: Share of global plastic waste imports
Australia
0.2%
in 2024
Myanmar
0.3%
in 2024
Australia rank
37th
Myanmar rank
34th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Australia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Myanmar ahead.
Australia ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 34th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Australia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Australia and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Myanmar?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Myanmar rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Australia ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 34th 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.