Colombia vs Philippines: Share of global plastic waste imports
Colombia
0.1%
in 2023
Philippines
0.1%
in 2024
Colombia rank
56th
Philippines rank
57th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Colombia
- Philippines
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Philippines, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Philippines ahead.
Colombia ranks 56th and Philippines ranks 57th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Colombia or Philippines?
- Colombia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Colombia and Philippines?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Philippines?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Philippines rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Colombia ranks 56th and Philippines ranks 57th 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.