Egypt vs Macau, China: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Egypt
0.2725 kilograms
in 2024
Macau, China
0.2667 kilograms
in 2019
Egypt rank
51st
Macau, China rank
52nd
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Egypt
- Macau, China
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.2725 kilograms against 0.2667 kilograms in Macau, China, a difference of 0.0058 kilograms.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Macau, China ahead.
Egypt ranks 51st and Macau, China ranks 52nd of 183 countries.
Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.013 kilograms | 0.2017 kilograms | 0.1887 kilograms | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 0.0104 kilograms | 0.4306 kilograms | 0.4203 kilograms | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 0.0574 kilograms | 0.5403 kilograms | 0.4829 kilograms | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Egypt or Macau, China?
- Egypt, at 0.2725 kilograms against 0.2667 kilograms in Macau, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Egypt and Macau, China?
- 0.0058 kilograms, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Macau, China?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Macau, China rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Egypt ranks 51st and Macau, China ranks 52nd 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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About this data
Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.