Sao Tome and Principe vs Switzerland: Share of global plastic waste imports
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0%
in 2022
Switzerland
0.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
167th
Switzerland rank
168th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th and Switzerland ranks 168th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Sao Tome and Principe or Switzerland?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Switzerland rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th 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
Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.