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
00.050.10.15198920062024

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

Indicator
Share of global plastic waste imports
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,496 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.