Malawi vs Switzerland: Share of global plastic waste imports
Malawi
0.0%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0%
in 2024
Malawi rank
168th
Switzerland rank
168th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Malawi
- Switzerland
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Malawi ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 168th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Malawi or Switzerland?
- Malawi, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Malawi and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Switzerland?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Switzerland rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Malawi 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.