Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Costa Rica
0.9119 kilograms
in 2023
El Salvador
0.923 kilograms
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
34th
El Salvador rank
33rd
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.923 kilograms against 0.9119 kilograms in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0111 kilograms.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8623 kilograms | 0.9319 kilograms | 0.0696 kilograms | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.48 kilograms | 0.7397 kilograms | 0.7379 kilograms | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.7531 kilograms | 1.03 kilograms | 0.2775 kilograms | El Salvador |
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, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.923 kilograms against 0.9119 kilograms in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0111 kilograms, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and El Salvador ranks 33rd 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.