Croatia vs Romania: Share of global plastic waste imports
Croatia
1.0%
in 2024
Romania
1.2%
in 2024
Croatia rank
22nd
Romania rank
19th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Croatia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Croatia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 19th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Croatia or Romania?
- Romania, 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 Romania?
- 0.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Romania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Romania rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Croatia ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 19th 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.