Denmark vs Slovenia: Share of global plastic waste imports
Denmark
2.0%
in 2024
Slovenia
2.4%
in 2024
Denmark rank
17th
Slovenia rank
15th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Denmark
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 2.4% against 2.0% in Denmark, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 17th and Slovenia ranks 15th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 2.4% | 1.0% | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Denmark or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 2.4% against 2.0% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Denmark and Slovenia?
- 0.4%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovenia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Slovenia rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Denmark ranks 17th and Slovenia ranks 15th 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.