Qatar vs Syria: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Qatar
0.5044 kilograms
in 2023
Syria
0.7096 kilograms
in 2010
Qatar rank
43rd
Syria rank
40th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Qatar
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.7096 kilograms against 0.5044 kilograms in Qatar, a difference of 0.2052 kilograms.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.4 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Syria ahead.
Qatar ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 40th of 183 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 kilograms | 0.1201 kilograms | 1.04 kilograms | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.3554 kilograms | 0.7096 kilograms | 0.3541 kilograms | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Qatar or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.7096 kilograms against 0.5044 kilograms in Qatar as of 2010.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Qatar and Syria?
- 0.2052 kilograms, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Syria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2010.
- How do Qatar and Syria rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Qatar ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 40th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) β 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.