Exports of plastic waste and scraps from the European Union amounted to roughly 394 million U.S. dollars in 2021. This figure has continuously declined in the past decade. Meanwhile, plastic waste imports in the EU have seen an upward trend in the period, reaching 270 million dollars in 2021.
Annual imports and exports of plastic waste in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Plastic waste in Spain
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global plastic production 1950-2021
- Premium Statistic Net single-use plastic waste generation worldwide 2019, by select country
- Premium Statistic Quantity of plastic in major marine areas 2019
- Premium Statistic Number of waste items found along the coastlines in Europe 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Key figures on the primary plastics manufacturing industry in Spain 2023
- Premium Statistic Key figures on the plastic packaging manufacturing industry in Spain 2021
Consumption and waste generation
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- Premium Statistic Plastics converters demand in Spain 2013-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of plastic consumption in Spain 2018, by application
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste generation volume in Spain 2009-2018
- Premium Statistic Share of plastic waste in Spain 2018, by application
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging waste generation in Spain 2012-2020
Collection
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Treatment and recycling
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- Premium Statistic Plastic waste treatment in Spain 2019, by type
- Premium Statistic Plastic waste recycled in Spain 1999-2019
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging recycling rate in Spain 2012-2020
- Premium Statistic Plastic packaging recycled in Spain 2012-2020
- Premium Statistic Household plastic packaging recycled per capita in Spain 2000-2021
Trade
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Plastic pollution
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Public opinion
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- Plastics and plastic waste opinions in the U.S. 2020-2022, by statement
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- Plastic waste import worldwide 2021, by country
- Volume of plastic waste exports to China from Japan 2017-2022
- Volume of plastic waste exports to Malaysia from Japan 2017-2022
- Single-use plastic waste volume generated APAC 2019, by country
- Volume of plastic waste exports to Indonesia from Japan 2017-2022
- Plastic waste export volume worldwide 2021, by country
- Recycling rate of plastic waste Japan 2011-2020
- Share of scrap plastic waste exported by the U.S. 2021, by destination
- Volume of plastic waste exported from the UK 2021, by select country
- Mismanaged plastic waste shares worldwide 2019, by select country
- Share of ocean plastic waste inputs worldwide 2019, by country
- Plastic waste exports from the European Union EU-27 2021, by country
- Mismanaged plastic waste shares worldwide 2019, by region
- Concerns about negative impacts of plastic waste in the U.S. 2020-2022, by issue
- Plastic waste exports by the European Union 2021, by destination
- Plastic waste managed in the U.S. 2018-2021, by method and scenario
- Share of plastic waste management in the U.S. 2018-2021, by method and scenario
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UN Comtrade. (December 20, 2022). Annual imports and exports of plastic waste in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356401/european-union-trade-value-of-plastic-waste/
UN Comtrade. "Annual imports and exports of plastic waste in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356401/european-union-trade-value-of-plastic-waste/
UN Comtrade. (2022). Annual imports and exports of plastic waste in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356401/european-union-trade-value-of-plastic-waste/
UN Comtrade. "Annual Imports and Exports of Plastic Waste in The European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356401/european-union-trade-value-of-plastic-waste/
UN Comtrade, Annual imports and exports of plastic waste in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356401/european-union-trade-value-of-plastic-waste/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Annual imports and exports of plastic waste in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], UN Comtrade, December 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356401/european-union-trade-value-of-plastic-waste/