Austria vs Canada: Share of global plastic waste imports
Austria
3.9%
in 2024
Canada
3.3%
in 2024
Austria rank
10th
Canada rank
12th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Austria
- Canada
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3.9% against 3.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Canada ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and Canada ranks 12th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 3.5% | 3.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Austria |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Austria or Canada?
- Austria, at 3.9% against 3.3% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Austria and Canada?
- 0.6%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Canada rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Austria ranks 10th and Canada ranks 12th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) β 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
Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.