Croatia vs India: Share of global plastic waste imports
Croatia
1.0%
in 2024
India
1.2%
in 2024
Croatia rank
22nd
India rank
20th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Croatia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Croatia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was India ahead.
Croatia ranks 22nd and India ranks 20th of 183 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | India |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.4% | India |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% | India |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Croatia or India?
- India, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Croatia and India?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and India?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and India rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Croatia ranks 22nd and India ranks 20th 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.