Bahamas vs Philippines: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Bahamas
0.0329 kilograms
in 2023
Philippines
0.0297 kilograms
in 2024
Bahamas rank
93rd
Philippines rank
96th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Bahamas
- Philippines
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 0.0329 kilograms against 0.0297 kilograms in Philippines, a difference of 0.0032 kilograms.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Philippines ahead.
Bahamas ranks 93rd and Philippines ranks 96th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0421 kilograms | 0.1734 kilograms | 0.1314 kilograms | Philippines |
| 2000s | 8.08 kilograms | 0.0854 kilograms | 7.99 kilograms | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 18.1 kilograms | 0.04 kilograms | 18.06 kilograms | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 29.63 kilograms | 0.058 kilograms | 29.57 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 Philippines?
- Bahamas, at 0.0329 kilograms against 0.0297 kilograms in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Bahamas and Philippines?
- 0.0032 kilograms, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Philippines?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Philippines rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Bahamas ranks 93rd and Philippines ranks 96th 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.