In 2021, Vietnam imported around 364 thousand metric tons of plastic waste, while exporting less than eight thousand metric tons of the same commodity. Vietnam had been among the largest importers of plastic waste in recent years, with major trade partners being the United States and other Asian countries.
Trade volume of plastic waste in Vietnam in 2021 (in metric tons)
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The Environmental Investigation Agency. (January 16, 2023). Trade volume of plastic waste in Vietnam in 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362339/vietnam-export-and-import-volume-of-plastic-waste/
The Environmental Investigation Agency. "Trade volume of plastic waste in Vietnam in 2021 (in metric tons) ." Chart. January 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362339/vietnam-export-and-import-volume-of-plastic-waste/
The Environmental Investigation Agency. (2023). Trade volume of plastic waste in Vietnam in 2021 (in metric tons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362339/vietnam-export-and-import-volume-of-plastic-waste/
The Environmental Investigation Agency. "Trade Volume of Plastic Waste in Vietnam in 2021 (in Metric Tons) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362339/vietnam-export-and-import-volume-of-plastic-waste/
The Environmental Investigation Agency, Trade volume of plastic waste in Vietnam in 2021 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362339/vietnam-export-and-import-volume-of-plastic-waste/ (last visited June 02, 2024)
Trade volume of plastic waste in Vietnam in 2021 (in metric tons) [Graph], The Environmental Investigation Agency, January 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1362339/vietnam-export-and-import-volume-of-plastic-waste/