Estonia vs Japan: Share of global plastic waste imports
Estonia
0.2%
in 2024
Japan
0.2%
in 2024
Estonia rank
43rd
Japan rank
42nd
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Estonia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.
Estonia ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 42nd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Estonia or Japan?
- Japan, 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 Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Estonia ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 42nd 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.