Croatia vs Türkiye: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Croatia
11.91 kilograms
in 2024
Türkiye
7.75 kilograms
in 2024
Croatia rank
11th
Türkiye rank
13th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Croatia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 11.91 kilograms against 7.75 kilograms in Türkiye, a difference of 4.16 kilograms.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.5 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 13th of 172 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8946 kilograms | 0.1257 kilograms | 0.7689 kilograms | Croatia |
| 2010s | 3.81 kilograms | 1.53 kilograms | 2.28 kilograms | Croatia |
| 2020s | 9.17 kilograms | 8 kilograms | 1.17 kilograms | Croatia |
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, Croatia or Türkiye?
- Croatia, at 11.91 kilograms against 7.75 kilograms in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Croatia and Türkiye?
- 4.16 kilograms, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Türkiye?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Türkiye rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Croatia ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 13th 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.