Algeria vs Sierra Leone: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Algeria
0.098 kilograms
in 2017
Sierra Leone
0.099 kilograms
in 2018
Algeria rank
71st
Sierra Leone rank
70th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

  • Algeria
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.099 kilograms against 0.098 kilograms in Algeria, a difference of 0.001 kilograms.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 183 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0432 kilograms 0.0121 kilograms 0.0311 kilograms Algeria
2010s 0.1088 kilograms 0.0904 kilograms 0.0184 kilograms Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Algeria or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.099 kilograms against 0.098 kilograms in Algeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Algeria and Sierra Leone?
0.001 kilograms, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sierra Leone?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Algeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
Algeria ranks 71st and Sierra Leone ranks 70th 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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About this data

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

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