Estonia vs Finland: Share of global plastic waste imports
Estonia
0.2%
in 2024
Finland
0.2%
in 2024
Estonia rank
43rd
Finland rank
41st
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Estonia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Finland ahead.
Estonia ranks 43rd and Finland ranks 41st of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Estonia or Finland?
- Finland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Estonia and Finland?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Estonia ranks 43rd and Finland ranks 41st 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.