Bahamas vs India: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Bahamas
0.0329 kilograms
in 2023
India
0.0382 kilograms
in 2024
Bahamas rank
93rd
India rank
91st
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Bahamas
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0382 kilograms against 0.0329 kilograms in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0053 kilograms.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 93rd and India ranks 91st of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0421 kilograms | 0.0562 kilograms | 0.0142 kilograms | India |
| 2000s | 8.08 kilograms | 0.1202 kilograms | 7.96 kilograms | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 18.1 kilograms | 0.1364 kilograms | 17.96 kilograms | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 29.63 kilograms | 0.0231 kilograms | 29.6 kilograms | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Bahamas or India?
- India, at 0.0382 kilograms against 0.0329 kilograms in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Bahamas and India?
- 0.0053 kilograms, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and India rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd and India ranks 91st 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.