In 2023, the trade balance of plastic waste in South Korea amounted to a deficit of around 15 million U.S. dollars. Exports of plastic waste had been higher than imports until 2018. South Korea produces more than 4,000 tons of plastic waste every day, but a huge amount of plastic waste is imported to the country due to the non-recyclable materials of domestic plastic products.
Trade balance of plastic waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Korea Customs Service. (August 28, 2024). Trade balance of plastic waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098198/south-korea-plastic-waste-trade-balance/
Korea Customs Service. "Trade balance of plastic waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098198/south-korea-plastic-waste-trade-balance/
Korea Customs Service. (2024). Trade balance of plastic waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098198/south-korea-plastic-waste-trade-balance/
Korea Customs Service. "Trade Balance of Plastic Waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098198/south-korea-plastic-waste-trade-balance/
Korea Customs Service, Trade balance of plastic waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098198/south-korea-plastic-waste-trade-balance/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Trade balance of plastic waste in South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Korea Customs Service, August 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098198/south-korea-plastic-waste-trade-balance/