Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Burkina Faso
0.0179 kilograms
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0203 kilograms
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
105th
Mauritania rank
102nd
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0203 kilograms against 0.0179 kilograms in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0024 kilograms.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Mauritania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 105th and Mauritania ranks 102nd of 172 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0048 kilograms | 0.0353 kilograms | 0.0306 kilograms | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0076 kilograms | 0.018 kilograms | 0.0104 kilograms | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0154 kilograms | 0.0257 kilograms | 0.0102 kilograms | Mauritania |
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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0203 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 Mauritania?
- 0.0024 kilograms, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Burkina Faso ranks 105th and Mauritania ranks 102nd 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.