Kenya vs Namibia: Share of plastic waste exports
Kenya
0.1%
in 2023
Namibia
0.1%
in 2024
Kenya rank
60th
Namibia rank
63rd
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 60th and Namibia ranks 63rd of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 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, Kenya or Namibia?
- Kenya, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Kenya ranks 60th and Namibia ranks 63rd 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.