Czechia vs Sweden: Share of global plastic waste imports
Czechia
4.5%
in 2024
Sweden
3.8%
in 2024
Czechia rank
8th
Sweden rank
11th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Czechia
- Sweden
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 4.5% against 3.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.
Czechia ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Czechia or Sweden?
- Czechia, at 4.5% against 3.8% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Czechia and Sweden?
- 0.7%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Sweden rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Czechia ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 11th 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.