Belgium vs Slovenia: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Belgium
29.66 kilograms
in 2024
Slovenia
53.21 kilograms
in 2024
Belgium rank
4th
Slovenia rank
1st
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Belgium
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 53.21 kilograms against 29.66 kilograms in Belgium, a difference of 23.55 kilograms.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.8 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 4th and Slovenia ranks 1st of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.88 kilograms | 1.32 kilograms | 11.56 kilograms | Belgium |
| 2000s | 19.53 kilograms | 6.13 kilograms | 13.4 kilograms | Belgium |
| 2010s | 19.18 kilograms | 35.07 kilograms | 15.89 kilograms | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 14.13 kilograms | 57.33 kilograms | 43.2 kilograms | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Belgium or Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 53.21 kilograms against 29.66 kilograms in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Belgium and Slovenia?
- 23.55 kilograms, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovenia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Slovenia rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Belgium ranks 4th and Slovenia ranks 1st 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.