Gambia vs Mali: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Gambia
0.0094 kilograms
in 2023
Mali
0.0102 kilograms
in 2019
Gambia rank
119th
Mali rank
118th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Gambia
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.0102 kilograms against 0.0094 kilograms in Gambia, a difference of 0.0008 kilograms.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 119th and Mali ranks 118th of 183 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0035 kilograms | 0.0012 kilograms | 0.0023 kilograms | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.0058 kilograms | 0.0023 kilograms | 0.0035 kilograms | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.0184 kilograms | 0.0087 kilograms | 0.0097 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 Mali?
- Mali, at 0.0102 kilograms against 0.0094 kilograms in Gambia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Gambia and Mali?
- 0.0008 kilograms, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mali?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
- How do Gambia and Mali rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Gambia ranks 119th and Mali ranks 118th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) β 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.