Denmark vs Romania: Share of global plastic waste imports
Denmark
2.0%
in 2024
Romania
1.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
17th
Romania rank
19th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Denmark
- Romania
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.0% against 1.2% in Romania, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.6 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Romania ranks 19th of 183 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Denmark or Romania?
- Denmark, at 2.0% against 1.2% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Denmark and Romania?
- 0.8%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Romania rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Romania ranks 19th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) β 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
Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.