Rwanda vs Zambia: Share of global plastic waste imports
Rwanda
0.0%
in 2022
Zambia
0.0%
in 2023
Rwanda rank
85th
Zambia rank
84th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Rwanda
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zambia ahead.
Rwanda ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 84th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Rwanda or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Rwanda and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zambia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Rwanda and Zambia rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Rwanda ranks 85th and Zambia ranks 84th 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.