Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates: Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports
Sri Lanka
0.2654 kilograms
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.2502 kilograms
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
54th
United Arab Emirates rank
56th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports over time
- Sri Lanka
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2654 kilograms against 0.2502 kilograms in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0152 kilograms.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 54th and United Arab Emirates ranks 56th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0084 kilograms | 0 kilograms | 0.0084 kilograms | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1514 kilograms | 3.37 kilograms | 3.21 kilograms | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.1913 kilograms | 0.7587 kilograms | 0.5674 kilograms | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.2403 kilograms | 0.1801 kilograms | 0.0602 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, Sri Lanka or United Arab Emirates?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.2654 kilograms against 0.2502 kilograms in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports between Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0152 kilograms, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates rank globally for plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports?
- Sri Lanka ranks 54th and United Arab Emirates ranks 56th 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.