Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in El Salvador
El Salvador: Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports was 0.923 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.923
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
33rd
of 182 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 2018
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in El Salvador, 1994–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in El Salvador is 0.923, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in El Salvador peaked at 1.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 33rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.1958 | — |
| 1995 | 0.4323 | +120.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3871 | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4036 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2503 | -38.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2726 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5021 | +84.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4611 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2721 | -41.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4893 | +79.9% |
| 2004 | 0.797 | +62.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9807 | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9911 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9224 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8259 | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8105 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9685 | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7893 | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7713 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6898 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6667 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7031 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8533 | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 1.14 | — |
| 2020 | 0.9201 | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 1.29 | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 0.923 | -15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3236 | 0.1958 | 0.4323 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.728 | 0.2721 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7397 | 0 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 0.9201 | 1.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 30 Hong Kong, China 1.34 compare
- 31 Paraguay 1.07 compare
- 32 Solomon Islands 0.9791 compare
- 34 Costa Rica 0.9119 compare
- 35 Indonesia 0.8979 compare
- 36 Bahrain 0.8469 compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 5,263 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 3,904 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -30.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in El Salvador?
- Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports in El Salvador was 0.923 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest plastic waste per capita imports vs exports recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest plastic waste per capita imports vs exports recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for plastic waste per capita imports vs exports?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plastic waste per capita imports vs exports rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Plastic waste per capita imports vs exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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