Brazil vs South Korea: Share of global plastic waste imports
Brazil
0.0%
in 2024
South Korea
0.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
168th
South Korea rank
168th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Brazil
- South Korea
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Korea ahead.
Brazil ranks 168th and South Korea ranks 168th of 183 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 13.4% | 13.1% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Brazil or South Korea?
- Brazil, at 0.0% against 0.0% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Brazil and South Korea?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South Korea rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Brazil ranks 168th and South Korea ranks 168th 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.