Austria vs Sweden: Share of global plastic waste imports
Austria
3.9%
in 2024
Sweden
3.8%
in 2024
Austria rank
10th
Sweden rank
11th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Austria currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Austria |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 1.6% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Austria or Sweden?
- Austria, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Austria ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 11th 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.