Gambia vs Madagascar: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Gambia
0.0094 kilograms
in 2023
Madagascar
0.0104 kilograms
in 2023
Gambia rank
119th
Madagascar rank
117th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Gambia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.0104 kilograms against 0.0094 kilograms in Gambia, a difference of 0.001 kilograms.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 119th and Madagascar ranks 117th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0035 kilograms | 0.0056 kilograms | 0.0021 kilograms | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0044 kilograms | 0.0031 kilograms | 0.0014 kilograms | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.0167 kilograms | 0.0022 kilograms | 0.0145 kilograms | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.0397 kilograms | 0.0037 kilograms | 0.036 kilograms | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Gambia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.0104 kilograms against 0.0094 kilograms in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Gambia and Madagascar?
- 0.001 kilograms, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Madagascar rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Gambia ranks 119th and Madagascar ranks 117th 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.