What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Russian Federation and Sri Lanka?

0.0001 kilograms, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sri Lanka?

22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.

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.

Russian Federation vs Sri Lanka: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Russian Federation

0.2655 kilograms

in 2021

Sri Lanka

0.2654 kilograms

in 2024

Russian Federation rank

53rd

Sri Lanka rank

54th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Russian Federation
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.2655 kilograms against 0.2654 kilograms in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 kilograms.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 54th of 183 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0011 kilograms	0.0084 kilograms	0.0073 kilograms	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.0266 kilograms	0.0882 kilograms	0.0616 kilograms	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.129 kilograms	0.1824 kilograms	0.0534 kilograms	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.2631 kilograms	0.2703 kilograms	0.0073 kilograms	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Russian Federation or Sri Lanka?: Russian Federation, at 0.2655 kilograms against 0.2654 kilograms in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Russian Federation and Sri Lanka?: 0.0001 kilograms, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and Sri Lanka rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Russian Federation ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 54th 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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Indicator: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Unit: kilograms
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 4,496 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.