In 2023, around 27,400 metric tons of plastic waste was exported to Vietnam from South Korea, a decrease from the previous year. After China stopped importing plastic waste from other countries, Vietnam became a leading destination of plastic waste from South Korea.
Volume of plastic waste exported to Vietnam from South Korea from 2014 to 2023
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Korea Customs Service. (October 1, 2024). Volume of plastic waste exported to Vietnam from South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098291/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-vietnam/
Korea Customs Service. "Volume of plastic waste exported to Vietnam from South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. October 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098291/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-vietnam/
Korea Customs Service. (2024). Volume of plastic waste exported to Vietnam from South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098291/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-vietnam/
Korea Customs Service. "Volume of Plastic Waste Exported to Vietnam from South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098291/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-vietnam/
Korea Customs Service, Volume of plastic waste exported to Vietnam from South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098291/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-vietnam/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Volume of plastic waste exported to Vietnam from South Korea from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Korea Customs Service, October 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1098291/south-korea-plastic-waste-exports-to-vietnam/
