Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group
Sri Lanka
0.2654 kilograms
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.2502 kilograms
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
52nd
United Arab Emirates rank
54th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group over time
- Sri Lanka
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2654 kilograms against 0.2502 kilograms in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0152 kilograms.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 54th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1229 kilograms | 3.67 kilograms | 3.55 kilograms | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.1913 kilograms | 0.7587 kilograms | 0.5674 kilograms | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.2403 kilograms | 0.1801 kilograms | 0.0602 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, Sri Lanka or United Arab Emirates?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.2654 kilograms against 0.2502 kilograms in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0152 kilograms, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 54th 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.