Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Share of global plastic waste imports
Ethiopia
0.1%
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
51st
Nigeria rank
49th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 49th of 183 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Ethiopia ranks 51st and Nigeria ranks 49th 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.