This statistic depicts the export volume of plastic waste from Germany from 2010 to 2018, by intra-EU and extra-EU destinations. According to data, in 2018 the amount of waste exported outside the European Union added up to 540 thousand tons, a decrease compared to the previous years. In the same year the volume of plastic waste exported within the European Union reached roughly 499 thousand tons.
Export volume of plastic waste in Germany from 2010 to 2018, by intra-EU and extra-EU (in tons)
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Eurostat. (April 15, 2019). Export volume of plastic waste in Germany from 2010 to 2018, by intra-EU and extra-EU (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/992863/plastic-waste-export-volume-in-germany/
Eurostat. "Export volume of plastic waste in Germany from 2010 to 2018, by intra-EU and extra-EU (in tons)." Chart. April 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/992863/plastic-waste-export-volume-in-germany/
Eurostat. (2019). Export volume of plastic waste in Germany from 2010 to 2018, by intra-EU and extra-EU (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/992863/plastic-waste-export-volume-in-germany/
Eurostat. "Export Volume of Plastic Waste in Germany from 2010 to 2018, by Intra-eu and Extra-eu (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/992863/plastic-waste-export-volume-in-germany/
Eurostat, Export volume of plastic waste in Germany from 2010 to 2018, by intra-EU and extra-EU (in tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/992863/plastic-waste-export-volume-in-germany/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Export volume of plastic waste in Germany from 2010 to 2018, by intra-EU and extra-EU (in tons) [Graph], Eurostat, April 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/992863/plastic-waste-export-volume-in-germany/