Australia vs Peru: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Australia
0.3557 kilograms
in 2024
Peru
0.3674 kilograms
in 2024
Australia rank
47th
Peru rank
46th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Australia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.3674 kilograms against 0.3557 kilograms in Australia, a difference of 0.0117 kilograms.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 47th and Peru ranks 46th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2978 kilograms | 0.0943 kilograms | 0.2035 kilograms | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.409 kilograms | 0.1235 kilograms | 0.2855 kilograms | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.1713 kilograms | 0.3452 kilograms | 0.1739 kilograms | Peru |
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 Peru?
- Peru, at 0.3674 kilograms against 0.3557 kilograms in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Australia and Peru?
- 0.0117 kilograms, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Peru?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Peru rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Australia ranks 47th and Peru ranks 46th 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.