What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Dominican Republic and Tunisia?

0.0168 kilograms, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tunisia?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Dominican Republic vs Tunisia: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Dominican Republic

0.1914 kilograms

in 2024

Tunisia

0.1746 kilograms

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

58th

Tunisia rank

60th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Dominican Republic
Tunisia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.1914 kilograms against 0.1746 kilograms in Tunisia, a difference of 0.0168 kilograms.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Tunisia ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 58th and Tunisia ranks 60th of 183 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2621 kilograms	0.0477 kilograms	0.2145 kilograms	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.3699 kilograms	0.2972 kilograms	0.0727 kilograms	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.2071 kilograms	0.1806 kilograms	0.0265 kilograms	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Dominican Republic or Tunisia?: Dominican Republic, at 0.1914 kilograms against 0.1746 kilograms in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Dominican Republic and Tunisia?: 0.0168 kilograms, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Tunisia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Tunisia rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Dominican Republic ranks 58th and Tunisia ranks 60th 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.