Ecuador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group

Ecuador
0 kilograms
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0 kilograms
in 2022
Ecuador rank
152nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
155th

Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.10.20.30.40.5200820162024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0 kilograms against 0 kilograms in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 kilograms.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 3.6 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 152nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th of 172 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1441 kilograms 0.0007 kilograms 0.1434 kilograms Ecuador
2010s 0.2136 kilograms 0.0105 kilograms 0.2031 kilograms Ecuador
2020s 0.215 kilograms 0.0001 kilograms 0.215 kilograms Ecuador

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, Ecuador or Sao Tome and Principe?
Ecuador, at 0 kilograms against 0 kilograms in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe?
0 kilograms, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe?
12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
Ecuador ranks 152nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th 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

Indicator
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Unit
kilograms
Source
United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,459 data points, 2008–2024
Last refreshed

Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.