Belgium vs Czechia: Share of global plastic waste imports
Belgium
7.3%
in 2024
Czechia
4.5%
in 2024
Belgium rank
5th
Czechia rank
8th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Belgium
- Czechia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7.3% against 4.5% in Czechia, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 5th and Czechia ranks 8th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Czechia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 0.3% | 2.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.9% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Belgium or Czechia?
- Belgium, at 7.3% against 4.5% in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Belgium and Czechia?
- 2.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Belgium ranks 5th and Czechia ranks 8th 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.