Mauritania vs Panama: Share of plastic waste exports
Mauritania
0.2%
in 2023
Panama
0.1%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
55th
Panama rank
58th
Share of plastic waste exports over time
- Mauritania
- Panama
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Panama, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Panama ahead.
Mauritania ranks 55th and Panama ranks 58th of 162 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of plastic waste exports, Mauritania or Panama?
- Mauritania, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of plastic waste exports between Mauritania and Panama?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Panama?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Panama rank globally for share of plastic waste exports?
- Mauritania ranks 55th and Panama ranks 58th 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
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.