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

4.95 kilograms, with Croatia ahead.

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

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 Portugal: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Croatia

11.91 kilograms

in 2024

Portugal

6.96 kilograms

in 2024

Croatia rank

11th

Portugal rank

14th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Croatia
Portugal

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 11.91 kilograms against 6.96 kilograms in Portugal, a difference of 4.95 kilograms.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.7 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Portugal ahead.

Croatia ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 14th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1448 kilograms	0.5752 kilograms	0.4304 kilograms	Portugal
2000s	0.3876 kilograms	0.9087 kilograms	0.521 kilograms	Portugal
2010s	3.81 kilograms	7.89 kilograms	4.09 kilograms	Portugal
2020s	9.17 kilograms	5.38 kilograms	3.78 kilograms	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Croatia or Portugal?: Croatia, at 11.91 kilograms against 6.96 kilograms in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Croatia and Portugal?: 4.95 kilograms, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Portugal rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Croatia ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 14th 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.