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

0.39 kilograms, with Azerbaijan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Thailand?

28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.

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.

Azerbaijan vs Thailand: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Azerbaijan

2.47 kilograms

in 2024

Thailand

2.08 kilograms

in 2024

Azerbaijan rank

26th

Thailand rank

27th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Azerbaijan
Thailand

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 2.47 kilograms against 2.08 kilograms in Thailand, a difference of 0.39 kilograms.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 27th of 183 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0057 kilograms	0.0114 kilograms	0.0057 kilograms	Thailand
2000s	0.004 kilograms	0.0417 kilograms	0.0377 kilograms	Thailand
2010s	0.0486 kilograms	1.65 kilograms	1.6 kilograms	Thailand
2020s	1.06 kilograms	2.31 kilograms	1.24 kilograms	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Azerbaijan or Thailand?: Azerbaijan, at 2.47 kilograms against 2.08 kilograms in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Azerbaijan and Thailand?: 0.39 kilograms, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Thailand?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Thailand rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Azerbaijan ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 27th 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.