Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Burkina Faso
0.0179 kilograms
in 2024
Mauritania
0.0203 kilograms
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
109th
Mauritania rank
106th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0203 kilograms against 0.0179 kilograms in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0024 kilograms.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 109th and Mauritania ranks 106th of 183 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0035 kilograms | 0.1496 kilograms | 0.1461 kilograms | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.0076 kilograms | 0.018 kilograms | 0.0104 kilograms | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.0154 kilograms | 0.0257 kilograms | 0.0102 kilograms | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.0203 kilograms against 0.0179 kilograms in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 0.0024 kilograms, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Burkina Faso ranks 109th and Mauritania ranks 106th 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.