What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Jamaica and Nigeria?

0.0008 kilograms, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?

26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.

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.

Jamaica vs Nigeria: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Jamaica

0.024 kilograms

in 2023

Nigeria

0.0248 kilograms

in 2024

Jamaica rank

102nd

Nigeria rank

101st

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Jamaica
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0248 kilograms against 0.024 kilograms in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0008 kilograms.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nigeria ahead.

Jamaica ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 101st of 183 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0032 kilograms	0.0192 kilograms	0.016 kilograms	Nigeria
2000s	0.006 kilograms	0.0496 kilograms	0.0437 kilograms	Nigeria
2010s	0.0095 kilograms	0.1229 kilograms	0.1134 kilograms	Nigeria
2020s	0.0208 kilograms	0.0371 kilograms	0.0163 kilograms	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Jamaica or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.0248 kilograms against 0.024 kilograms in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Jamaica and Nigeria?: 0.0008 kilograms, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Jamaica ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 101st 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.