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

0.0017 kilograms, with Albania ahead.

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

18 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 Nigeria: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Albania

0.0265 kilograms

in 2016

Nigeria

0.0248 kilograms

in 2024

Albania rank

100th

Nigeria rank

101st

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Albania
Nigeria

How they compare

Albania currently reports 0.0265 kilograms against 0.0248 kilograms in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0017 kilograms.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 101st of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1199 kilograms	0.0192 kilograms	0.1007 kilograms	Albania
2000s	0.4379 kilograms	0.0496 kilograms	0.3883 kilograms	Albania
2010s	0.8099 kilograms	0.0729 kilograms	0.737 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 Nigeria?: Albania, at 0.0265 kilograms against 0.0248 kilograms in Nigeria as of 2016.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Albania and Nigeria?: 0.0017 kilograms, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Nigeria?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2016.
How do Albania and Nigeria rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Albania ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 101st 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.