Australia vs Kyrgyzstan: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Australia
0.3557 kilograms
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
0.2933 kilograms
in 2024
Australia rank
47th
Kyrgyzstan rank
49th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Australia
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3557 kilograms against 0.2933 kilograms in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.0624 kilograms.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 49th of 172 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2978 kilograms | 0.1429 kilograms | 0.1549 kilograms | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4221 kilograms | 0.0548 kilograms | 0.3674 kilograms | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2233 kilograms | 0.219 kilograms | 0.0044 kilograms | Australia |
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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Australia, at 0.3557 kilograms against 0.2933 kilograms in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Australia and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0.0624 kilograms, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kyrgyzstan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Australia ranks 47th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 49th 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.