Bahrain vs El Salvador: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Bahrain
0.8469 kilograms
in 2023
El Salvador
0.923 kilograms
in 2024
Bahrain rank
36th
El Salvador rank
33rd
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Bahrain
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.923 kilograms against 0.8469 kilograms in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0761 kilograms.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bahrain ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 kilograms | 0.728 kilograms | 0.6973 kilograms | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.47 kilograms | 0.7397 kilograms | 0.2697 kilograms | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.7263 kilograms | 1.1 kilograms | 0.3695 kilograms | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Bahrain or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.923 kilograms against 0.8469 kilograms in Bahrain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Bahrain and El Salvador?
- 0.0761 kilograms, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and El Salvador?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and El Salvador rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Bahrain ranks 36th and El Salvador ranks 33rd 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.