Kenya vs Morocco: Share of global plastic waste imports
Kenya
0.1%
in 2023
Morocco
0.1%
in 2023
Kenya rank
46th
Morocco rank
45th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Kenya
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 46th and Morocco ranks 45th of 183 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Kenya or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Kenya and Morocco?
- 0.0%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Morocco rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Kenya ranks 46th and Morocco ranks 45th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global plastic waste imports. 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 imports that a country accounts for.