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

0.0005 kilograms, with Jamaica ahead.

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

27 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 Zambia: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Jamaica

0.024 kilograms

in 2023

Zambia

0.0235 kilograms

in 2023

Jamaica rank

102nd

Zambia rank

104th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Jamaica
Zambia

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.024 kilograms against 0.0235 kilograms in Zambia, a difference of 0.0005 kilograms.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 104th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0032 kilograms	0.0018 kilograms	0.0013 kilograms	Jamaica
2000s	0.0104 kilograms	0.0054 kilograms	0.005 kilograms	Jamaica
2010s	0.0095 kilograms	0.003 kilograms	0.0064 kilograms	Jamaica
2020s	0.0172 kilograms	0.0114 kilograms	0.0057 kilograms	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Jamaica or Zambia?: Jamaica, at 0.024 kilograms against 0.0235 kilograms in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Jamaica and Zambia?: 0.0005 kilograms, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zambia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Zambia rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Jamaica ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 104th 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.