Canada vs Italy: Share of global plastic waste imports
Canada
3.3%
in 2024
Italy
4.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
12th
Italy rank
9th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.2% against 3.3% in Canada, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Italy ahead.
Canada ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 4.4% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 4.2% against 3.3% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Canada and Italy?
- 0.9%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Canada ranks 12th and Italy ranks 9th 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.