Sao Tome and Principe vs United States: Share of global plastic waste imports
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0%
in 2022
United States
0.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe rank
167th
United States rank
168th
Share of global plastic waste imports over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- United States
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th and United States ranks 168th of 183 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 4.3% | 4.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2.7% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 4.1% | 4.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global plastic waste imports, Sao Tome and Principe or United States?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0% against 0.0% in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of global plastic waste imports between Sao Tome and Principe and United States?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and United States?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and United States rank globally for share of global plastic waste imports?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th and United States ranks 168th 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
Percentage of global plastic waste imports that a country accounts for.