Australia vs Egypt: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Australia
0.3557 kilograms
in 2024
Egypt
0.2725 kilograms
in 2024
Australia rank
48th
Egypt rank
51st
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Australia
- Egypt
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3557 kilograms against 0.2725 kilograms in Egypt, a difference of 0.0832 kilograms.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and Egypt ranks 51st of 183 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1403 kilograms | 0.013 kilograms | 0.1273 kilograms | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3208 kilograms | 0.0069 kilograms | 0.3139 kilograms | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4221 kilograms | 0.0234 kilograms | 0.3987 kilograms | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2233 kilograms | 0.1727 kilograms | 0.0506 kilograms | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Australia or Egypt?
- Australia, at 0.3557 kilograms against 0.2725 kilograms in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Australia and Egypt?
- 0.0832 kilograms, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Egypt?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Egypt rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Australia ranks 48th and Egypt ranks 51st 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
Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.