El Salvador vs Paraguay: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
El Salvador
0.923 kilograms
in 2024
Paraguay
1.07 kilograms
in 2024
El Salvador rank
33rd
Paraguay rank
31st
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.07 kilograms against 0.923 kilograms in El Salvador, a difference of 0.147 kilograms.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 33rd and Paraguay ranks 31st 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 | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9319 kilograms | 0.2356 kilograms | 0.6962 kilograms | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7397 kilograms | 0.1632 kilograms | 0.5764 kilograms | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.06 kilograms | 0.6213 kilograms | 0.4399 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.07 kilograms against 0.923 kilograms in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.147 kilograms, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd and Paraguay ranks 31st 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.