Hong Kong, China vs Paraguay: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Hong Kong, China
1.34 kilograms
in 2024
Paraguay
1.07 kilograms
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
30th
Paraguay rank
31st
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Paraguay
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 1.34 kilograms against 1.07 kilograms in Paraguay, a difference of 0.27 kilograms.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 30th and Paraguay ranks 31st of 172 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 654.28 kilograms | 0.2356 kilograms | 654.04 kilograms | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 361.76 kilograms | 0.1632 kilograms | 361.6 kilograms | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 12.5 kilograms | 0.6213 kilograms | 11.88 kilograms | Hong Kong, China |
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, Hong Kong, China or Paraguay?
- Hong Kong, China, at 1.34 kilograms against 1.07 kilograms in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Hong Kong, China and Paraguay?
- 0.27 kilograms, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Paraguay?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Paraguay rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 30th 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.