France vs Sweden: Share of global plastic waste imports
France
2.9%
in 2024
Sweden
3.8%
in 2024
France rank
14th
Sweden rank
11th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.8% against 2.9% in France, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | France |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | France |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.8% against 2.9% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between France and Sweden?
- 0.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- France ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 11th 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.