Colombia vs Uganda: Share of global plastic waste imports
Colombia
0.1%
in 2023
Uganda
0.1%
in 2023
Colombia rank
56th
Uganda rank
58th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Colombia
- Uganda
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 56th and Uganda ranks 58th of 183 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 Uganda?
- Colombia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Colombia and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Uganda?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Uganda rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Colombia ranks 56th and Uganda ranks 58th 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.