What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Sao Tome and Principe and United Kingdom?

0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and United Kingdom?

13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs United Kingdom: Share of global plastic waste imports

Sao Tome and Principe

0.0%

in 2022

United Kingdom

0.0%

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe rank

167th

United Kingdom rank

168th

Share of global plastic waste imports over time

Sao Tome and Principe
United Kingdom

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th and United Kingdom ranks 168th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0%	0.4%	0.4%	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0%	0.9%	0.9%	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Sao Tome and Principe

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 United Kingdom?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0% against 0.0% in United Kingdom as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Sao Tome and Principe and United Kingdom?: 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and United Kingdom?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th and United Kingdom 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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Indicator: Share of global plastic waste imports
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,496 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.