How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?

15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

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.

Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group

Egypt

0.2725 kilograms

in 2024

Sri Lanka

0.2654 kilograms

in 2024

Egypt rank

50th

Sri Lanka rank

52nd

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

Egypt
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.2725 kilograms against 0.2654 kilograms in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0071 kilograms.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Egypt ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0009 kilograms	0.131 kilograms	0.1301 kilograms	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0147 kilograms	0.1854 kilograms	0.1707 kilograms	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.1727 kilograms	0.2453 kilograms	0.0726 kilograms	Sri Lanka

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 Sri Lanka?: Egypt, at 0.2725 kilograms against 0.2654 kilograms in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Egypt and Sri Lanka?: 0.0071 kilograms, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?: Egypt ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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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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: 28 August 2026

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