Cyprus vs Japan: Share of global plastic waste imports
Cyprus
0.2%
in 2024
Japan
0.2%
in 2024
Cyprus rank
39th
Japan rank
42nd
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Cyprus
- Japan
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Japan ahead.
Cyprus ranks 39th and Japan ranks 42nd of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Cyprus or Japan?
- Cyprus, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Cyprus and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Japan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Japan rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Cyprus ranks 39th and Japan ranks 42nd 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.