What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Croatia and Malaysia?

0.28 kilograms, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Malaysia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Croatia vs Malaysia: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Croatia

11.91 kilograms

in 2024

Malaysia

12.19 kilograms

in 2024

Croatia rank

11th

Malaysia rank

10th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Croatia
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 12.19 kilograms against 11.91 kilograms in Croatia, a difference of 0.28 kilograms.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Malaysia ahead.

Croatia ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 10th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1448 kilograms	0.6183 kilograms	0.4735 kilograms	Malaysia
2000s	0.3876 kilograms	1.88 kilograms	1.49 kilograms	Malaysia
2010s	3.81 kilograms	10.26 kilograms	6.45 kilograms	Malaysia
2020s	9.17 kilograms	9.8 kilograms	0.6338 kilograms	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Croatia or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 12.19 kilograms against 11.91 kilograms in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Croatia and Malaysia?: 0.28 kilograms, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Malaysia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Malaysia rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Croatia ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 10th 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.