New Zealand vs Sierra Leone: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
New Zealand
0.0799 kilograms
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.099 kilograms
in 2018
New Zealand rank
73rd
Sierra Leone rank
70th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- New Zealand
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.099 kilograms against 0.0799 kilograms in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0191 kilograms.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 70th of 183 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4339 kilograms | 0.0121 kilograms | 0.4218 kilograms | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.1 kilograms | 0.0921 kilograms | 1.01 kilograms | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, New Zealand or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.099 kilograms against 0.0799 kilograms in New Zealand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between New Zealand and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0191 kilograms, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sierra Leone?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do New Zealand and Sierra Leone rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- New Zealand ranks 73rd and Sierra Leone ranks 70th 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.