Spain vs United States: Share of global plastic waste imports
Spain
0.0%
in 2024
United States
0.0%
in 2024
Spain rank
168th
United States rank
168th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Spain ranks 168th and United States ranks 168th of 183 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 11.5% | 9.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 5.0% | 4.6% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 2.7% | 1.9% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 5.1% | 5.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Spain or United States?
- Spain, at 0.0% against 0.0% in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Spain and United States?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Spain ranks 168th and United States 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.