Kenya vs Nigeria: Share of global plastic waste imports
Kenya
0.1%
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1%
in 2024
Kenya rank
46th
Nigeria rank
49th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 49th of 183 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Kenya, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Kenya ranks 46th and Nigeria ranks 49th of 183 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 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
The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.