Canada vs Slovenia: Share of global plastic waste imports
Canada
3.3%
in 2024
Slovenia
2.4%
in 2024
Canada rank
12th
Slovenia rank
15th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Canada
- Slovenia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.3% against 2.4% in Slovenia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Slovenia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 12th and Slovenia ranks 15th of 183 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 0.1% | 3.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.1% | 2.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Canada or Slovenia?
- Canada, at 3.3% against 2.4% in Slovenia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Canada and Slovenia?
- 0.9%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Slovenia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Slovenia rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Canada ranks 12th and Slovenia ranks 15th 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.