How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?

7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: Share of global plastic waste imports

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0%

in 2023

Rwanda

0.0%

in 2022

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

86th

Rwanda rank

85th

Share of global plastic waste imports over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Rwanda ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 86th and Rwanda ranks 85th of 183 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Rwanda
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Democratic Republic of Congo or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 86th and Rwanda ranks 85th 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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Indicator: Share of global plastic waste imports
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,496 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.