El Salvador vs Indonesia: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
El Salvador
0.923 kilograms
in 2024
Indonesia
0.8979 kilograms
in 2023
El Salvador rank
33rd
Indonesia rank
35th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- El Salvador
- Indonesia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.923 kilograms against 0.8979 kilograms in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0251 kilograms.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 33rd and Indonesia ranks 35th of 172 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9319 kilograms | 0.0246 kilograms | 0.9072 kilograms | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7397 kilograms | 0.5364 kilograms | 0.2033 kilograms | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.03 kilograms | 0.7225 kilograms | 0.3081 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, El Salvador or Indonesia?
- El Salvador, at 0.923 kilograms against 0.8979 kilograms in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 0.0251 kilograms, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Indonesia rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd and Indonesia ranks 35th 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.