Japan vs Morocco: Share of global plastic waste imports
Japan
0.2%
in 2024
Morocco
0.1%
in 2023
Japan rank
42nd
Morocco rank
45th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Japan
- Morocco
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Morocco, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 42nd and Morocco ranks 45th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Japan or Morocco?
- Japan, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Japan and Morocco?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Morocco?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Morocco rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Japan ranks 42nd and Morocco ranks 45th 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.