Kyrgyzstan vs Sri Lanka: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Kyrgyzstan
0.2933 kilograms
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.2654 kilograms
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
49th
Sri Lanka rank
52nd
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 0.2933 kilograms against 0.2654 kilograms in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0279 kilograms.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1429 kilograms | 0.131 kilograms | 0.0119 kilograms | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 0.035 kilograms | 0.1854 kilograms | 0.1504 kilograms | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.219 kilograms | 0.2453 kilograms | 0.0264 kilograms | Sri Lanka |
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, Kyrgyzstan or Sri Lanka?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 0.2933 kilograms against 0.2654 kilograms in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0279 kilograms, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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.