Cameroon vs Gambia: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Cameroon
0.0083 kilograms
in 2023
Gambia
0.0094 kilograms
in 2023
Cameroon rank
120th
Gambia rank
119th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Cameroon
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.0094 kilograms against 0.0083 kilograms in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0011 kilograms.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 120th and Gambia ranks 119th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0049 kilograms | 0.0021 kilograms | 0.0028 kilograms | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.0089 kilograms | 0.0046 kilograms | 0.0043 kilograms | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.0054 kilograms | 0.0167 kilograms | 0.0113 kilograms | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.009 kilograms | 0.0397 kilograms | 0.0307 kilograms | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Cameroon or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.0094 kilograms against 0.0083 kilograms in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Cameroon and Gambia?
- 0.0011 kilograms, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gambia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Gambia rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Cameroon ranks 120th and Gambia ranks 119th 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.