Spain vs United Kingdom: Share of global plastic waste imports
Spain
0.0%
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0%
in 2024
Spain rank
168th
United Kingdom rank
168th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 168th and United Kingdom ranks 168th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Spain or United Kingdom?
- Spain, at 0.0% against 0.0% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Spain ranks 168th 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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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.