Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Greece
Greece: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group was 0 kilograms in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Greece, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0 kilograms for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Greece peaked at 3.44 kilograms in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms, in 2021.
Greece ranks 157th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7227 kilograms | 0.6084 kilograms | 0.837 kilograms | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.34 kilograms | 0.4415 kilograms | 3.44 kilograms | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5935 kilograms | 0 kilograms | 2.97 kilograms | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 154 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilograms compare
- 155 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilograms compare
- 156 Cote d'Ivoire 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Brazil 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Bulgaria 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Ghana 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Hungary 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Malawi 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Mexico 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Poland 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Senegal 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Slovak Republic 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Korea, Rep. 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Spain 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Switzerland 0 kilograms compare
- 157 United Kingdom 0 kilograms compare
- 157 United States 0 kilograms compare
- 157 Uzbekistan 0 kilograms compare
More environment data for Greece
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Greece?
- Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Greece was 0 kilograms in 2024, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.44 kilograms in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Greece ranks 157th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.