Cyprus vs Luxembourg: Share of global plastic waste imports
Cyprus
0.2%
in 2024
Luxembourg
0.2%
in 2024
Cyprus rank
39th
Luxembourg rank
38th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Cyprus
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Cyprus ranks 39th and Luxembourg ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Cyprus or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Cyprus and Luxembourg?
- 0.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Luxembourg?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Luxembourg rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Cyprus ranks 39th and Luxembourg ranks 38th 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.