How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

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.

Malaysia vs Turkey: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group

Malaysia

12.19 kilograms

in 2024

Turkey

7.75 kilograms

in 2024

Malaysia rank

10th

Turkey rank

13th

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

Malaysia
Turkey

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 12.19 kilograms against 7.75 kilograms in Turkey, a difference of 4.44 kilograms.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 13th of 172 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.33 kilograms	0.1257 kilograms	2.2 kilograms	Malaysia
2010s	10.26 kilograms	1.53 kilograms	8.73 kilograms	Malaysia
2020s	9.8 kilograms	8 kilograms	1.81 kilograms	Malaysia

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, Malaysia or Turkey?: Malaysia, at 12.19 kilograms against 7.75 kilograms in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Malaysia and Turkey?: 4.44 kilograms, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?: Malaysia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 13th 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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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: 28 August 2026

Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.