Brazil vs Sao Tome and Principe: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Brazil
0 kilograms
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
0 kilograms
in 2022
Brazil rank
168th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
165th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Brazil
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0 kilograms against 0 kilograms in Brazil, a difference of 0 kilograms.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 168th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th of 183 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0455 kilograms | 0.0005 kilograms | 0.0451 kilograms | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0258 kilograms | 0.0105 kilograms | 0.0153 kilograms | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0127 kilograms | 0.0001 kilograms | 0.0127 kilograms | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Brazil or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0 kilograms against 0 kilograms in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0 kilograms, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Brazil ranks 168th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th 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.