In 2022, around 49 thousand tons of plastic waste were exported from South Korea, a decrease compared to the previous year's export volume during the surveyed period. Since 2017, South Korea was recording a trade deficit for plastic waste.
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Korea International Trade Association. (June 16, 2023). Volume of plastic waste exported from South Korea from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098201/south-korea-plastic-waste-export-volume/
Korea International Trade Association. "Volume of plastic waste exported from South Korea from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. June 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098201/south-korea-plastic-waste-export-volume/
Korea International Trade Association. (2023). Volume of plastic waste exported from South Korea from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098201/south-korea-plastic-waste-export-volume/
Korea International Trade Association. "Volume of Plastic Waste Exported from South Korea from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098201/south-korea-plastic-waste-export-volume/
Korea International Trade Association, Volume of plastic waste exported from South Korea from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098201/south-korea-plastic-waste-export-volume/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Volume of plastic waste exported from South Korea from 2011 to 2022 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], Korea International Trade Association, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098201/south-korea-plastic-waste-export-volume/