Australia vs Ukraine: Share of global plastic waste imports
Australia
0.2%
in 2024
Ukraine
0.2%
in 2024
Australia rank
37th
Ukraine rank
35th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Australia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 37th and Ukraine ranks 35th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Australia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Australia and Ukraine?
- 0.0%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ukraine?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ukraine rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Australia ranks 37th and Ukraine ranks 35th 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.