Barbados vs Papua New Guinea: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Barbados
0.0031 kilograms
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0029 kilograms
in 2012
Barbados rank
132nd
Papua New Guinea rank
134th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

  • Barbados
  • Papua New Guinea
00.050.10.150.2199720102024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.0031 kilograms against 0.0029 kilograms in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0002 kilograms.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 134th of 183 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0201 kilograms 0 kilograms 0.0201 kilograms Barbados
2000s 0.0482 kilograms 0.0007 kilograms 0.0475 kilograms Barbados
2010s 0.044 kilograms 0.0015 kilograms 0.0425 kilograms Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Barbados or Papua New Guinea?
Barbados, at 0.0031 kilograms against 0.0029 kilograms in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
0.0002 kilograms, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Barbados and Papua New Guinea rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
Barbados ranks 132nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 134th 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

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
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Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.