Bahamas vs Ethiopia: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Bahamas
0.0329 kilograms
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.0379 kilograms
in 2023
Bahamas rank
90th
Ethiopia rank
89th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Bahamas
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.0379 kilograms against 0.0329 kilograms in Bahamas, a difference of 0.005 kilograms.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 90th and Ethiopia ranks 89th of 172 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.99 kilograms | 0.0034 kilograms | 2.99 kilograms | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 18.1 kilograms | 0.0083 kilograms | 18.09 kilograms | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 29.63 kilograms | 0.0249 kilograms | 29.6 kilograms | Bahamas |
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, Bahamas or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.0379 kilograms against 0.0329 kilograms in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Bahamas and Ethiopia?
- 0.005 kilograms, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Ethiopia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Ethiopia rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Bahamas ranks 90th and Ethiopia ranks 89th 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.