What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Israel and Saudi Arabia?

0.2098 kilograms, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Saudi Arabia?

28 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Israel vs Saudi Arabia: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Israel

0.5596 kilograms

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

0.7694 kilograms

in 2024

Israel rank

41st

Saudi Arabia rank

38th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Israel
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.7694 kilograms against 0.5596 kilograms in Israel, a difference of 0.2098 kilograms.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Israel ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 kilograms	0.2413 kilograms	0.2413 kilograms	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0.2775 kilograms	0.2344 kilograms	0.0431 kilograms	Israel
2010s	0.4379 kilograms	0.5547 kilograms	0.1168 kilograms	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.5781 kilograms	0.7149 kilograms	0.1368 kilograms	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Israel or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.7694 kilograms against 0.5596 kilograms in Israel as of 2024.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Israel and Saudi Arabia?: 0.2098 kilograms, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Saudi Arabia?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Israel and Saudi Arabia rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Israel ranks 41st and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th 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.