How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Viet Nam?

14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

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.

Thailand vs Viet Nam: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group

Thailand

2.08 kilograms

in 2024

Viet Nam

2.56 kilograms

in 2023

Thailand rank

27th

Viet Nam rank

24th

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

Thailand
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 2.56 kilograms against 2.08 kilograms in Thailand, a difference of 0.48 kilograms.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Thailand ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 24th of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1433 kilograms	0.8224 kilograms	0.6791 kilograms	Viet Nam
2010s	1.78 kilograms	1.28 kilograms	0.5062 kilograms	Thailand
2020s	2.38 kilograms	3.28 kilograms	0.9046 kilograms	Viet Nam

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, Thailand or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 2.56 kilograms against 2.08 kilograms in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group between Thailand and Viet Nam?: 0.48 kilograms, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Viet Nam?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Thailand and Viet Nam rank globally for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?: Thailand ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 24th 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.