Kenya vs Paraguay: Share of global plastic waste imports
Kenya
0.1%
in 2023
Paraguay
0.2%
in 2024
Kenya rank
46th
Paraguay rank
44th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Kenya
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Paraguay ahead.
Kenya ranks 46th and Paraguay ranks 44th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Kenya or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Kenya and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Paraguay rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Kenya ranks 46th and Paraguay ranks 44th 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.