Share of plastic waste exports in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of plastic waste exports was 17.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Netherlands, 1994–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of plastic waste exports in Netherlands stood at 17.4%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 49.1% on the previous year and up 160.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Netherlands peaked at 17.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Netherlands ranks 2nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 8.8% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 145.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Netherlands?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Netherlands was 17.4% 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 share of plastic waste exports recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Netherlands 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 Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.