What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Chile and South Africa?

0.0073 kilograms, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Chile vs South Africa: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Chile

0.1192 kilograms

in 2024

South Africa

0.1265 kilograms

in 2024

Chile rank

65th

South Africa rank

64th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Chile
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1265 kilograms against 0.1192 kilograms in Chile, a difference of 0.0073 kilograms.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 64th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2024 kilograms	0.0358 kilograms	0.1666 kilograms	Chile
2010s	0.2323 kilograms	0.1467 kilograms	0.0857 kilograms	Chile
2020s	0.1298 kilograms	0.1936 kilograms	0.0638 kilograms	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Chile or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.1265 kilograms against 0.1192 kilograms in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Chile and South Africa?: 0.0073 kilograms, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Chile ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 64th 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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Indicator: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Unit: kilograms
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,496 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.