Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group by country
The amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.
Countries reporting
168
Highest
53.21 kilograms
Slovenia
Lowest
0 kilograms
Uzbekistan
Median
0.0385 kilograms
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
2,459
What the numbers show
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 53.21 kilograms in Slovenia; the lowest is 0 kilograms in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0385 kilograms, and the mean is 2.15 kilograms.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 1,389,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia | 53.21 kilograms | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 2 | Lithuania | 36.01 kilograms | 2024 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands | 35.92 kilograms | 2024 | — | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 29.66 kilograms | 2024 | up 73.7% | falling |
| 5 | Austria | 20.25 kilograms | 2024 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 19.99 kilograms | 2024 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 16.92 kilograms | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 16.06 kilograms | 2024 | up 213.9% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 14.01 kilograms | 2024 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 10 | Malaysia | 12.19 kilograms | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Croatia | 11.91 kilograms | 2024 | up 293.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Latvia | 9.37 kilograms | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkey | 7.75 kilograms | 2024 | up 502.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Portugal | 6.96 kilograms | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Cyprus | 6.81 kilograms | 2024 | up 303,152.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 6.07 kilograms | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Ireland | 5.85 kilograms | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Estonia | 5.59 kilograms | 2024 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 3.94 kilograms | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 20 | Palau | 3.71 kilograms | 2018 | up 362.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 3.41 kilograms | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Romania | 3.07 kilograms | 2024 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Laos | 2.87 kilograms | 2023 | up 1,111.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Vietnam | 2.56 kilograms | 2023 | up 246.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Serbia | 2.48 kilograms | 2024 | up 781.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 2.47 kilograms | 2024 | up 127,584.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Thailand | 2.08 kilograms | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 2.05 kilograms | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 1.39 kilograms | 2024 | up 472.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Paraguay | 1.07 kilograms | 2024 | up 13,751.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | 0.9791 kilograms | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 0.923 kilograms | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0.9119 kilograms | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 35 | Indonesia | 0.8979 kilograms | 2023 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Bahrain | 0.8469 kilograms | 2023 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 37 | Guatemala | 0.7768 kilograms | 2024 | up 348.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7694 kilograms | 2024 | up 198.5% | rising |
| 39 | Norway | 0.7405 kilograms | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 0.5596 kilograms | 2024 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 41 | Oman | 0.5128 kilograms | 2023 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Qatar | 0.5044 kilograms | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5002 kilograms | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 0.4971 kilograms | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Yemen | 0.4541 kilograms | 2019 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 0.3674 kilograms | 2024 | up 301.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Australia | 0.3557 kilograms | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Belarus | 0.3285 kilograms | 2021 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2933 kilograms | 2024 | up 845.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 0.2725 kilograms | 2024 | up 102,858.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Russia | 0.2655 kilograms | 2021 | up 216.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 0.2654 kilograms | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 53 | Ukraine | 0.2645 kilograms | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2502 kilograms | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Myanmar | 0.226 kilograms | 2024 | up 1,681.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 0.1914 kilograms | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.184 kilograms | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 0.1746 kilograms | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 0.168 kilograms | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 0.1516 kilograms | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 0.1331 kilograms | 2024 | up 1,361.9% | volatile |
| 62 | South Africa | 0.1265 kilograms | 2024 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | 0.1192 kilograms | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1098 kilograms | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Kenya | 0.1094 kilograms | 2023 | up 1,042.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 0.1081 kilograms | 2023 | up 912.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | 0.105 kilograms | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 0.099 kilograms | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Algeria | 0.098 kilograms | 2017 | up 225.3% | rising |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 0.0808 kilograms | 2015 | up 480.0% | volatile |
| 71 | New Zealand | 0.0799 kilograms | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Colombia | 0.071 kilograms | 2023 | up 279.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Armenia | 0.0684 kilograms | 2024 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Togo | 0.0675 kilograms | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Uganda | 0.0652 kilograms | 2023 | up 372.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Japan | 0.0617 kilograms | 2024 | up 263.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Malta | 0.0615 kilograms | 2024 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Tonga | 0.0577 kilograms | 2014 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Benin | 0.0499 kilograms | 2023 | up 1,389,100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Argentina | 0.049 kilograms | 2023 | up 1,955.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 0.0479 kilograms | 2023 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Angola | 0.0455 kilograms | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Comoros | 0.0415 kilograms | 2021 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 0.0397 kilograms | 2020 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Rwanda | 0.0387 kilograms | 2022 | up 527.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 0.0383 kilograms | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 88 | India | 0.0382 kilograms | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 0.0379 kilograms | 2023 | up 1,112.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Bahamas | 0.0329 kilograms | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Iran | 0.0319 kilograms | 2018 | up 512.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Philippines | 0.0297 kilograms | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Bolivia | 0.0288 kilograms | 2024 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 0.0284 kilograms | 2023 | up 1,086.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Micronesia (country) | 0.028 kilograms | 2013 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Albania | 0.0265 kilograms | 2016 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Nigeria | 0.0248 kilograms | 2024 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Jamaica | 0.024 kilograms | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Mozambique | 0.024 kilograms | 2023 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Zambia | 0.0235 kilograms | 2023 | up 330.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Uruguay | 0.0228 kilograms | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Mauritania | 0.0203 kilograms | 2023 | up 542.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Eswatini | 0.0188 kilograms | 2023 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Kuwait | 0.0188 kilograms | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 0.0179 kilograms | 2024 | up 221.7% | rising |
| 106 | Jordan | 0.0175 kilograms | 2023 | up 1,757.0% | rising |
| 107 | Namibia | 0.0166 kilograms | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Botswana | 0.016 kilograms | 2023 | up 512.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Andorra | 0.0155 kilograms | 2023 | up 6,346.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Brunei | 0.0113 kilograms | 2023 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Maldives | 0.0111 kilograms | 2021 | up 401,370.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Madagascar | 0.0104 kilograms | 2023 | up 1,194.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Mali | 0.0102 kilograms | 2019 | up 4,816.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Gambia | 0.0094 kilograms | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Cameroon | 0.0083 kilograms | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Cambodia | 0.0077 kilograms | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Tanzania | 0.0076 kilograms | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Suriname | 0.0073 kilograms | 2023 | up 13,312.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Montenegro | 0.0069 kilograms | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Mauritius | 0.0044 kilograms | 2024 | up 140,529.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0042 kilograms | 2023 | up 2,793.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Sudan | 0.0038 kilograms | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Iceland | 0.0036 kilograms | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Mongolia | 0.0032 kilograms | 2019 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Barbados | 0.0031 kilograms | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Bermuda | 0.003 kilograms | 2023 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Niger | 0.0028 kilograms | 2023 | up 12,151.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Palestine | 0.002 kilograms | 2023 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 130 | East Timor | 0.0018 kilograms | 2023 | up 152.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Samoa | 0.0013 kilograms | 2023 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Venezuela | 0.0011 kilograms | 2013 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 0.001 kilograms | 2023 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Fiji | 0.0006 kilograms | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Seychelles | 0.0006 kilograms | 2020 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Moldova | 0.0005 kilograms | 2024 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Kiribati | 0.0004 kilograms | 2021 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0004 kilograms | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 139 | China | 0.0002 kilograms | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | New Caledonia | 0.0002 kilograms | 2014 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Grenada | 0.0002 kilograms | 2024 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Lesotho | 0.0001 kilograms | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Congo | 0.0001 kilograms | 2021 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Guyana | 0.0001 kilograms | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0001 kilograms | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Nepal | 0.0001 kilograms | 2022 | up 146.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Belize | 0 kilograms | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Burundi | 0 kilograms | 2022 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Greenland | 0 kilograms | 2017 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Aruba | 0 kilograms | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Dominica | 0 kilograms | 2023 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Ecuador | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | French Polynesia | 0 kilograms | 2022 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kilograms | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kilograms | 2022 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 kilograms | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Bulgaria | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Brazil | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Switzerland | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Spain | 0 kilograms | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Ghana | 0 kilograms | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Greece | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Hungary | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | South Korea | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Malawi | 0 kilograms | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Poland | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Senegal | 0 kilograms | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Slovakia | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | United States | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 157 | Uzbekistan | 0 kilograms | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
The amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.