Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Bahrain
0.8469 kilograms
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.7694 kilograms
in 2024
Bahrain rank
36th
Saudi Arabia rank
38th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.8469 kilograms against 0.7694 kilograms in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0775 kilograms.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Bahrain ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 kilograms | 0.2344 kilograms | 1.19 kilograms | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.47 kilograms | 0.5547 kilograms | 0.0847 kilograms | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.7371 kilograms | 0.6968 kilograms | 0.0403 kilograms | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
- Bahrain, at 0.8469 kilograms against 0.7694 kilograms in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0775 kilograms, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Bahrain ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th 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.