Denmark vs Portugal: Share of global plastic waste imports
Denmark
2.0%
in 2024
Portugal
1.5%
in 2024
Denmark rank
17th
Portugal rank
18th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.0% against 1.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 18th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Denmark or Portugal?
- Denmark, at 2.0% against 1.5% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.5%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 18th 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.