Israel vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Israel
0.5596 kilograms
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.7694 kilograms
in 2024
Israel rank
40th
Saudi Arabia rank
38th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.7694 kilograms against 0.5596 kilograms in Israel, a difference of 0.2098 kilograms.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 172 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2383 kilograms | 0.2458 kilograms | 0.0075 kilograms | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.4379 kilograms | 0.5547 kilograms | 0.1168 kilograms | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.5781 kilograms | 0.7149 kilograms | 0.1368 kilograms | Saudi Arabia |
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, Israel or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.7694 kilograms against 0.5596 kilograms in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Israel and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2098 kilograms, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Saudi Arabia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Israel ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th 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.