Barbados vs Bolivia: Plastic waste exports
Barbados
1,136 tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia
1,451 tonnes
in 2024
Barbados rank
88th
Bolivia rank
85th
Plastic waste exports over time
- Barbados
- Bolivia
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 1,451 tonnes against 1,136 tonnes in Barbados, a difference of 315 tonnes.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.3 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 88th and Bolivia ranks 85th of 167 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Bolivia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bolivia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128.17 tonnes | 11.38 tonnes | 116.8 tonnes | Barbados |
| 2000s | 534.57 tonnes | 2,407 tonnes | 1,873 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 1,263 tonnes | 2,989 tonnes | 1,727 tonnes | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 1,187 tonnes | 1,124 tonnes | 62.72 tonnes | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher plastic waste exports, Barbados or Bolivia?
- Bolivia, at 1,451 tonnes against 1,136 tonnes in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in plastic waste exports between Barbados and Bolivia?
- 315 tonnes, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bolivia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Bolivia rank globally for plastic waste exports?
- Barbados ranks 88th and Bolivia ranks 85th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Plastic waste 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 a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.