Australia vs Yemen: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Australia
0.3557 kilograms
in 2024
Yemen
0.4541 kilograms
in 2019
Australia rank
48th
Yemen rank
46th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

  • Australia
  • Yemen
00.20.40.6198820062024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.4541 kilograms against 0.3557 kilograms in Australia, a difference of 0.0984 kilograms.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 46th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3641 kilograms 0.1331 kilograms 0.231 kilograms Australia
2010s 0.381 kilograms 0.1514 kilograms 0.2296 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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.4541 kilograms against 0.3557 kilograms in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Australia and Yemen?
0.0984 kilograms, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Yemen?
14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Australia and Yemen rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
Australia ranks 48th and Yemen ranks 46th 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.