Samoa vs Palestine, State of: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Samoa
0.0013 kilograms
in 2023
Palestine, State of
0.002 kilograms
in 2023
Samoa rank
131st
Palestine, State of rank
129th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Samoa
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Palestine, State of currently reports 0.002 kilograms against 0.0013 kilograms in Samoa, a difference of 0.0007 kilograms.
That makes Palestine, State of's figure about 1.6 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 131st and Palestine, State of ranks 129th of 172 countries.
Palestine, State of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0667 kilograms | 0.1089 kilograms | 0.0421 kilograms | Palestine, State of |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kilograms | 0.002 kilograms | 0.0007 kilograms | Palestine, State of |
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, Samoa or Palestine, State of?
- Palestine, State of, at 0.002 kilograms against 0.0013 kilograms in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Samoa and Palestine, State of?
- 0.0007 kilograms, with Palestine, State of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Palestine, State of?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Palestine, State of rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Samoa ranks 131st and Palestine, State of ranks 129th 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.