What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Russia and Ukraine?

0.001 kilograms, with Russia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Ukraine?

26 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Russia vs Ukraine: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports

Russia

0.2655 kilograms

in 2021

Ukraine

0.2645 kilograms

in 2024

Russia rank

53rd

Ukraine rank

55th

Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time

Russia
Ukraine

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.2655 kilograms against 0.2645 kilograms in Ukraine, a difference of 0.001 kilograms.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ukraine ahead.

Russia ranks 53rd and Ukraine ranks 55th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0009 kilograms	0.0111 kilograms	0.0101 kilograms	Ukraine
2000s	0.0266 kilograms	0.0389 kilograms	0.0123 kilograms	Ukraine
2010s	0.1327 kilograms	0.483 kilograms	0.3502 kilograms	Ukraine
2020s	0.2631 kilograms	1.12 kilograms	0.8554 kilograms	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports, Russia or Ukraine?: Russia, at 0.2655 kilograms against 0.2645 kilograms in Ukraine as of 2021.
What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Russia and Ukraine?: 0.001 kilograms, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Ukraine?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
How do Russia and Ukraine rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?: Russia ranks 53rd and Ukraine ranks 55th 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.