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

Ghana
0 kilograms
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0 kilograms
in 2022
Ghana rank
157th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
155th

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

  • Ghana
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.050.10.150.2200820152023

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 157th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th of 172 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0306 kilograms 0.0007 kilograms 0.0299 kilograms Ghana
2010s 0.0584 kilograms 0.0105 kilograms 0.0479 kilograms Ghana

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, Ghana or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0 kilograms against 0 kilograms in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
0 kilograms, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
Ghana ranks 157th 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.