Lesotho vs Malawi: Plastic waste exports

Lesotho

31.01 tonnes

in 2021

Malawi

30.2 tonnes

in 2021

Lesotho rank

129th

Malawi rank

130th

Plastic waste exports over time

Lesotho currently reports 31.01 tonnes against 30.2 tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 0.813 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malawi ahead.

Lesotho ranks 129th and Malawi ranks 130th 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.