Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Malawi
0 kilograms
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0 kilograms
in 2022
Malawi rank
157th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
155th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0 kilograms against 0 kilograms in Malawi, a difference of 0 kilograms.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 157th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 155th of 172 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0019 kilograms | 0.0007 kilograms | 0.0012 kilograms | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0167 kilograms | 0.0105 kilograms | 0.0062 kilograms | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0203 kilograms | 0.0001 kilograms | 0.0201 kilograms | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0 kilograms against 0 kilograms in Malawi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0 kilograms, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Malawi 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
Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.