What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Albania and Jamaica?

0.0025 kilograms, with Albania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Jamaica?

20 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2016.

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 Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs Jamaica: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Albania

0.0265 kilograms

in 2016

Jamaica

0.024 kilograms

in 2023

Albania rank

100th

Jamaica rank

102nd

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Albania
Jamaica

How they compare

Albania currently reports 0.0265 kilograms against 0.024 kilograms in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0025 kilograms.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Albania has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 100th and Jamaica ranks 102nd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1199 kilograms	0.0032 kilograms	0.1167 kilograms	Albania
2000s	0.4044 kilograms	0.0104 kilograms	0.394 kilograms	Albania
2010s	0.8099 kilograms	0.0093 kilograms	0.8006 kilograms	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Albania or Jamaica?: Albania, at 0.0265 kilograms against 0.024 kilograms in Jamaica as of 2016.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Albania and Jamaica?: 0.0025 kilograms, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Jamaica?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2016.
How do Albania and Jamaica rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Albania ranks 100th and Jamaica ranks 102nd of 183 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 Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
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: 183 places, 4,496 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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