Germany vs Turkiye: Share of global plastic waste imports
Germany
10.8%
in 2024
Turkiye
14.2%
in 2024
Germany rank
3rd
Turkiye rank
1st
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Germany
- Turkiye
How they compare
Turkiye currently reports 14.2% against 10.8% in Germany, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Turkiye's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and Turkiye ranks 1st of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Turkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 0.1% | 3.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.7% | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 1.1% | 2.8% | Germany |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 13.2% | 7.4% | Turkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Germany or Turkiye?
- Turkiye, at 14.2% against 10.8% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Germany and Turkiye?
- 3.4%, with Turkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkiye?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Turkiye rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Turkiye ranks 1st 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.