Australia vs Belarus: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Australia
0.3557 kilograms
in 2024
Belarus
0.3285 kilograms
in 2021
Australia rank
47th
Belarus rank
48th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Australia
- Belarus
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3557 kilograms against 0.3285 kilograms in Belarus, a difference of 0.0272 kilograms.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and Belarus ranks 48th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Belarus in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belarus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2978 kilograms | 0.1731 kilograms | 0.1247 kilograms | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.409 kilograms | 0.474 kilograms | 0.0649 kilograms | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0 kilograms | 0.339 kilograms | 0.339 kilograms | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group, Australia or Belarus?
- Australia, at 0.3557 kilograms against 0.3285 kilograms in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Australia and Belarus?
- 0.0272 kilograms, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belarus?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Belarus rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Australia ranks 47th and Belarus ranks 48th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.