El Salvador vs Kenya: Share plastic waste imports
El Salvador
0.1229
in 2024
Kenya
0.1307
in 2023
El Salvador rank
48th
Kenya rank
46th
Share plastic waste imports over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1307 against 0.1229 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0078.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 48th and Kenya ranks 46th of 183 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0508 | 0.0031 | 0.0477 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0444 | 0.002 | 0.0423 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0413 | 0.0224 | 0.0189 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1316 | 0.1107 | 0.021 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share plastic waste imports, El Salvador or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.1307 against 0.1229 in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share plastic waste imports between El Salvador and Kenya?
- 0.0078, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for share plastic waste imports?
- El Salvador ranks 48th and Kenya ranks 46th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share plastic waste imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.