Malaysia vs Turkey: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Malaysia
12.19 kilograms
in 2024
Turkey
7.75 kilograms
in 2024
Malaysia rank
10th
Turkey rank
13th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Malaysia
- Turkey
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 12.19 kilograms against 7.75 kilograms in Turkey, a difference of 4.44 kilograms.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.6 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 13th of 183 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8468 kilograms | 0.0763 kilograms | 0.7705 kilograms | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.6886 kilograms | 0.0118 kilograms | 0.6768 kilograms | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.88 kilograms | 0.071 kilograms | 1.81 kilograms | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 10.26 kilograms | 1.53 kilograms | 8.73 kilograms | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 9.8 kilograms | 8 kilograms | 1.81 kilograms | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Malaysia or Turkey?
- Malaysia, at 12.19 kilograms against 7.75 kilograms in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Malaysia and Turkey?
- 4.44 kilograms, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Malaysia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 13th 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.