Ecuador vs Kenya: Share of plastic waste exports
Ecuador
0.1%
in 2024
Kenya
0.1%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
61st
Kenya rank
60th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Ecuador
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 61st and Kenya ranks 60th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Ecuador or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Ecuador and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kenya?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Kenya rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Ecuador ranks 61st and Kenya ranks 60th of 162 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 Share of 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
Percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.