Belgium vs Indonesia: Share of global plastic waste imports
Belgium
7.3%
in 2024
Indonesia
5.5%
in 2023
Belgium rank
5th
Indonesia rank
7th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Belgium
- Indonesia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7.3% against 5.5% in Indonesia, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 3.9% | 2.7% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Belgium or Indonesia?
- Belgium, at 7.3% against 5.5% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Belgium and Indonesia?
- 1.8%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Indonesia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Indonesia rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Belgium ranks 5th 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.