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Plastic waste imports per capita

kg · higher is better · 187 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Slovenia53.2
  2. 2Lithuania36
  3. 3Netherlands35.9
  4. 4Belgium29.7
  5. 5Austria20.3
  6. 6Czechia20
  7. 7Sweden16.9
  8. 8Denmark16.1
  9. 9Luxembourg14
  10. 10Malaysia12.2
  11. 11Croatia11.9
  12. 12Latvia9.4
  13. 13Turkiye7.7
  14. 14Portugal7
  15. 15Cyprus6.8
  16. 16Germany6.1
  17. 17Ireland5.8
  18. 18Estonia5.6
  19. 19Canada3.9
  20. 20Italy3.4
  21. 21Romania3.1
  22. 22Serbia2.5
  23. 23Azerbaijan2.5
  24. 24Thailand2.1
  25. 25France2
  26. 26Cayman Islands1.5
  27. 27Finland1.4
  28. 28Hong Kong SAR, China1.3
  29. 29Paraguay1.1
  30. 30El Salvador0.92
  31. 31Guatemala0.78
  32. 32Saudi Arabia0.77
  33. 33Norway0.74
  34. 34Israel0.56
  35. 35Bosnia and Herzegovina0.5
  36. 36North Macedonia0.5
  37. 37Peru0.37
  38. 38Australia0.36
  39. 39Kyrgyz Republic0.29
  40. 40Egypt, Arab Rep.0.27
  41. 41Sri Lanka0.27
  42. 42Ukraine0.26
  43. 43Myanmar0.23
  44. 44Dominican Republic0.19
  45. 45Pakistan0.18
  46. 46Zimbabwe0.13
  47. 47South Africa0.13
  48. 48Chile0.12
  49. 49Trinidad and Tobago0.11
  50. 50New Zealand0.08
  51. 51Armenia0.07
  52. 52Togo0.07
  53. 53Japan0.06
  54. 54Malta0.06
  55. 55Georgia0.04
  56. 56India0.04
  57. 57Philippines0.03
  58. 58Bolivia0.03
  59. 59Nigeria0.02
  60. 60Burkina Faso0.02
  61. 61Namibia0.02
  62. 62Panama0.01
  63. 63Montenegro0.01
  64. 64Mauritius0
  65. 65Iceland0
  66. 66Barbados0
  67. 67Fiji0
  68. 68Moldova0
  69. 69Grenada0
  70. 70Guyana0
  71. 71Antigua and Barbuda0
  72. 72Ecuador0
  73. 73United Kingdom0
  74. 73Mexico0
  75. 73Brazil0
  76. 73United States0
  77. 73Bulgaria0
  78. 73Uzbekistan0
  79. 73Poland0
  80. 73Hungary0
  81. 73Greece0
  82. 73Switzerland0
  83. 73Slovak Republic0
  84. 73Spain0
  85. 73Korea, Rep.0

Plastic waste imports per capita