El Salvador vs Indonesia: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
El Salvador
0.923 kilograms
in 2024
Indonesia
0.8979 kilograms
in 2023
El Salvador rank
33rd
Indonesia rank
35th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- El Salvador
- Indonesia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.923 kilograms against 0.8979 kilograms in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0251 kilograms.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 33rd and Indonesia ranks 35th of 183 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3236 kilograms | 0.0052 kilograms | 0.3184 kilograms | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.728 kilograms | 0.017 kilograms | 0.7109 kilograms | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7397 kilograms | 0.5364 kilograms | 0.2033 kilograms | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.03 kilograms | 0.7225 kilograms | 0.3081 kilograms | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, El Salvador or Indonesia?
- El Salvador, at 0.923 kilograms against 0.8979 kilograms in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 0.0251 kilograms, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Indonesia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Indonesia rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd and Indonesia ranks 35th 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.