Chile vs Zimbabwe: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Chile
0.1192 kilograms
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.1331 kilograms
in 2024
Chile rank
63rd
Zimbabwe rank
61st
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Chile
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.1331 kilograms against 0.1192 kilograms in Chile, a difference of 0.0139 kilograms.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 61st of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3051 kilograms | 0.0113 kilograms | 0.2938 kilograms | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.2323 kilograms | 0.0697 kilograms | 0.1626 kilograms | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.1298 kilograms | 0.1328 kilograms | 0.003 kilograms | Zimbabwe |
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, Chile or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.1331 kilograms against 0.1192 kilograms in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Chile and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0139 kilograms, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Zimbabwe?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Chile ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 61st 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.