Greece vs Switzerland: Share of global plastic waste imports
Greece
0.0%
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0%
in 2024
Greece rank
168th
Switzerland rank
168th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Switzerland ahead.
Greece ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 168th of 183 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 9.8% | 3.9% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Greece or Switzerland?
- Greece, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Greece and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Greece ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 168th 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.