India vs Portugal: Share of global plastic waste imports
India
1.2%
in 2024
Portugal
1.5%
in 2024
India rank
20th
Portugal rank
18th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- India
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.5% against 1.2% in India, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was India ahead.
India ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 18th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 2.8% | 3.9% | India |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | India |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | India |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% | India |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, India or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.5% against 1.2% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between India and Portugal?
- 0.3%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Portugal?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do India and Portugal rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- India ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 18th 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.