Kenya vs Morocco: Plastic waste exports

Kenya

6,275 tonnes

in 2023

Morocco

5,174 tonnes

in 2023

Kenya rank

57th

Morocco rank

59th

Plastic waste exports over time

Kenya currently reports 6,275 tonnes against 5,174 tonnes in Morocco, a difference of 1,101 tonnes.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Morocco ahead.

Kenya ranks 57th and Morocco ranks 59th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Plastic waste exports
Unit: tonnes
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 3,957 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The amount of plastic waste a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.