Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Botswana
0.016 kilograms
in 2023
Burkina Faso
0.0179 kilograms
in 2024
Botswana rank
112th
Burkina Faso rank
109th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0179 kilograms against 0.016 kilograms in Botswana, a difference of 0.0019 kilograms.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 112th and Burkina Faso ranks 109th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0698 kilograms | 0.0035 kilograms | 0.0663 kilograms | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0237 kilograms | 0.0077 kilograms | 0.0159 kilograms | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0054 kilograms | 0.0154 kilograms | 0.01 kilograms | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.0179 kilograms against 0.016 kilograms in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 0.0019 kilograms, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Botswana ranks 112th and Burkina Faso ranks 109th 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.