Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Egypt
Egypt: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group was 0.2725 kilograms in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.2725 kilograms for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 102,858.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Egypt peaked at 0.2725 kilograms in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms, in 2017.
That places Egypt 50th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kilograms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0001 kilograms | — |
| 2009 | 0.0017 kilograms | +2662.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kilograms | -74.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kilograms | -49.2% |
| 2013 | 0 kilograms | -98.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 kilograms | +7821.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 kilograms | +85.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 kilograms | +243.5% |
| 2017 | 0 kilograms | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0933 kilograms | — |
| 2019 | 0.1143 kilograms | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1554 kilograms | +36.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0844 kilograms | -45.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0953 kilograms | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.256 kilograms | +168.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2725 kilograms | +6.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.2725 kilograms is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0288 kilograms, 9.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.2725 kilograms is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1793 kilograms, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +7821.8% | 0 kilograms | 0.0003 kilograms |
| 2009 | +2662.0% | 0.0001 kilograms | 0.0017 kilograms |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0009 kilograms | 0.0001 kilograms | 0.0017 kilograms | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0234 kilograms | 0 kilograms | 0.1143 kilograms | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1727 kilograms | 0.0844 kilograms | 0.2725 kilograms | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Egypt?
- Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Egypt was 0.2725 kilograms in 2024, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2725 kilograms in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102,858.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of plastic waste imported per person, measured in kilograms per person per year.