Burkina Faso vs Kuwait: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Burkina Faso
0.0179 kilograms
in 2024
Kuwait
0.0188 kilograms
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
105th
Kuwait rank
104th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Burkina Faso
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0188 kilograms against 0.0179 kilograms in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0009 kilograms.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 105th and Kuwait ranks 104th of 172 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0034 kilograms | 0.0939 kilograms | 0.0906 kilograms | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0072 kilograms | 0.0275 kilograms | 0.0203 kilograms | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.0154 kilograms | 0.0442 kilograms | 0.0288 kilograms | Kuwait |
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, Burkina Faso or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.0188 kilograms against 0.0179 kilograms in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Burkina Faso and Kuwait?
- 0.0009 kilograms, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kuwait?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Kuwait rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Burkina Faso ranks 105th and Kuwait ranks 104th 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.