Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Malawi
0 kilograms
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0 kilograms
in 2022
Malawi rank
168th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
165th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Malawi
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0 kilograms against 0 kilograms in Malawi, a difference of 0 kilograms.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 168th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th of 183 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0071 kilograms | 0.0005 kilograms | 0.0066 kilograms | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0167 kilograms | 0.0105 kilograms | 0.0062 kilograms | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0203 kilograms | 0.0001 kilograms | 0.0201 kilograms | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0 kilograms against 0 kilograms in Malawi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0 kilograms, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Malawi ranks 168th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 165th 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.