Morocco vs Nicaragua: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Morocco
0.168 kilograms
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.1516 kilograms
in 2023
Morocco rank
61st
Nicaragua rank
62nd
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.168 kilograms against 0.1516 kilograms in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0164 kilograms.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Morocco ranks 61st and Nicaragua ranks 62nd of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0335 kilograms | 0.127 kilograms | 0.0935 kilograms | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.2781 kilograms | 0.1884 kilograms | 0.0897 kilograms | Morocco |
| 2010s | 0.2974 kilograms | 0.1338 kilograms | 0.1636 kilograms | Morocco |
| 2020s | 0.2881 kilograms | 0.3778 kilograms | 0.0897 kilograms | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Morocco or Nicaragua?
- Morocco, at 0.168 kilograms against 0.1516 kilograms in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Morocco and Nicaragua?
- 0.0164 kilograms, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nicaragua?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Nicaragua rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Morocco ranks 61st and Nicaragua ranks 62nd 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.