What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Egypt and Sri Lanka?

0.0071 kilograms, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?

25 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Egypt

0.2725 kilograms

in 2024

Sri Lanka

0.2654 kilograms

in 2024

Egypt rank

51st

Sri Lanka rank

54th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Egypt
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.2725 kilograms against 0.2654 kilograms in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0071 kilograms.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0091 kilograms	0.0072 kilograms	0.0019 kilograms	Egypt
2000s	0.0069 kilograms	0.0882 kilograms	0.0814 kilograms	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.0147 kilograms	0.1854 kilograms	0.1707 kilograms	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.1727 kilograms	0.2453 kilograms	0.0726 kilograms	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Egypt or Sri Lanka?: Egypt, at 0.2725 kilograms against 0.2654 kilograms in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Egypt and Sri Lanka?: 0.0071 kilograms, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Egypt ranks 51st and Sri Lanka ranks 54th 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.