Austria vs Indonesia: Share of global plastic waste imports
Austria
3.9%
in 2024
Indonesia
5.5%
in 2023
Austria rank
10th
Indonesia rank
7th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Austria
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 5.5% against 3.9% in Austria, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 183 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Austria |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 0.4% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Austria or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 5.5% against 3.9% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Austria and Indonesia?
- 1.6%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Indonesia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Indonesia rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Austria ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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.