Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Nicaragua
0.1516 kilograms
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.1331 kilograms
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
62nd
Zimbabwe rank
63rd
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Nicaragua
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.1516 kilograms against 0.1331 kilograms in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0185 kilograms.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 62nd and Zimbabwe ranks 63rd of 183 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0611 kilograms | 0.0138 kilograms | 0.0474 kilograms | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.1884 kilograms | 0.0177 kilograms | 0.1707 kilograms | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.1338 kilograms | 0.0697 kilograms | 0.0641 kilograms | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.3778 kilograms | 0.1327 kilograms | 0.245 kilograms | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Nicaragua or Zimbabwe?
- Nicaragua, at 0.1516 kilograms against 0.1331 kilograms in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0185 kilograms, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Zimbabwe rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Nicaragua ranks 62nd and Zimbabwe ranks 63rd 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.