Egypt vs Russia: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Egypt
0.2725 kilograms
in 2024
Russia
0.2655 kilograms
in 2021
Egypt rank
50th
Russia rank
51st
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Egypt
- Russia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.2725 kilograms against 0.2655 kilograms in Russia, a difference of 0.007 kilograms.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 50th and Russia ranks 51st of 172 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 kilograms | 0.0495 kilograms | 0.0486 kilograms | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.0234 kilograms | 0.1382 kilograms | 0.1148 kilograms | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.1199 kilograms | 0.2631 kilograms | 0.1431 kilograms | Russia |
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, Egypt or Russia?
- Egypt, at 0.2725 kilograms against 0.2655 kilograms in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Egypt and Russia?
- 0.007 kilograms, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Russia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Russia rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Egypt ranks 50th and Russia ranks 51st 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.