What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Costa Rica and Indonesia?

0.014 kilograms, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?

29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.

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.

Costa Rica vs Indonesia: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Costa Rica

0.9119 kilograms

in 2023

Indonesia

0.8979 kilograms

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

34th

Indonesia rank

35th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Costa Rica
Indonesia

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.9119 kilograms against 0.8979 kilograms in Indonesia, a difference of 0.014 kilograms.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 34th and Indonesia ranks 35th of 183 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.6455 kilograms	0.0052 kilograms	0.6404 kilograms	Costa Rica
2000s	0.7317 kilograms	0.017 kilograms	0.7146 kilograms	Costa Rica
2010s	1.48 kilograms	0.5364 kilograms	0.9412 kilograms	Costa Rica
2020s	0.7531 kilograms	0.7225 kilograms	0.0306 kilograms	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Costa Rica or Indonesia?: Costa Rica, at 0.9119 kilograms against 0.8979 kilograms in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Costa Rica and Indonesia?: 0.014 kilograms, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Indonesia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Indonesia rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Costa Rica ranks 34th and Indonesia ranks 35th 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.