Ecuador vs Samoa: Share of global plastic waste imports
Ecuador
0.0%
in 2024
Samoa
0.0%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
150th
Samoa rank
147th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Ecuador
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 3.3 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 150th and Samoa ranks 147th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Ecuador or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Ecuador and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Samoa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Samoa rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Ecuador ranks 150th and Samoa ranks 147th 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.