Czechia vs Indonesia: Share of global plastic waste imports

Czechia
4.5%
in 2024
Indonesia
5.5%
in 2023
Czechia rank
8th
Indonesia rank
7th

Share of global plastic waste imports over time

  • Czechia
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 5.5% against 4.5% in Czechia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Indonesia ahead.

Czechia ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Czechia
2000s 0.3% 0.0% 0.2% Czechia
2010s 0.8% 1.4% 0.6% Indonesia
2020s 3.4% 3.9% 0.4% Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Czechia or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 5.5% against 4.5% in Czechia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Czechia and Indonesia?
1.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Indonesia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Czechia and Indonesia rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
Czechia ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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

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

The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.