Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Share of global plastic waste imports
Kenya
0.1%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2024
Kenya rank
46th
Sri Lanka rank
47th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 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 Sri Lanka?
- Kenya, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Kenya ranks 46th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th 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.