Barbados vs Burundi: Share of global plastic waste imports

Barbados
0.0%
in 2024
Burundi
0.0%
in 2022
Barbados rank
140th
Burundi rank
143rd

Share of global plastic waste imports over time

  • Barbados
  • Burundi
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Burundi, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.7 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Burundi ahead.

Barbados ranks 140th and Burundi ranks 143rd of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Burundi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Burundi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Burundi
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Burundi
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Barbados
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Barbados or Burundi?
Barbados, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Barbados and Burundi?
0.0%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Burundi?
17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Burundi rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
Barbados ranks 140th and Burundi ranks 143rd 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

Indicator
Share of global plastic waste imports
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,496 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.