Canada vs Thailand: Share of global plastic waste imports
Canada
3.3%
in 2024
Thailand
3.1%
in 2024
Canada rank
12th
Thailand rank
13th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Canada
- Thailand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 13th of 183 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 0.5% | 7.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 0.1% | 4.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Canada or Thailand?
- Canada, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Canada and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Thailand rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Canada ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 13th 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.