Mauritania vs Mozambique: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Mauritania
0.0203 kilograms
in 2023
Mozambique
0.024 kilograms
in 2023
Mauritania rank
106th
Mozambique rank
103rd
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.024 kilograms against 0.0203 kilograms in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0037 kilograms.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 106th and Mozambique ranks 103rd of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1496 kilograms | 0.0128 kilograms | 0.1368 kilograms | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.018 kilograms | 0.0331 kilograms | 0.0151 kilograms | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 0.0261 kilograms | 0.0126 kilograms | 0.0134 kilograms | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 0.024 kilograms against 0.0203 kilograms in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 0.0037 kilograms, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Mauritania ranks 106th and Mozambique ranks 103rd 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.