Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Grenada
Grenada: Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group was 0.0002 kilograms in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Grenada, 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
In 2024, per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Grenada stood at 0.0002 kilograms.
The figure is down 55.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Grenada peaked at 0.2496 kilograms in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 kilograms, in 2016.
That places Grenada 141st out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | kilograms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0004 kilograms | — |
| 2009 | 0.0002 kilograms | -45.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kilograms | +66.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2496 kilograms | +65110.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kilograms | -99.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 kilograms | +595.3% |
| 2016 | 0 kilograms | -99.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 kilograms | +6844.4% |
| 2018 | 0 kilograms | -97.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 kilograms | +2977.7% |
| 2020 | 0 kilograms | -90.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 kilograms | +1553.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kilograms | -48.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 kilograms | -55.7% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 0.0002 kilograms is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0351 kilograms, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 0.0002 kilograms is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0234 kilograms, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +65110.1% | 0.0004 kilograms | 0.2496 kilograms |
| 2017 | +6844.4% | 0 kilograms | 0.0006 kilograms |
| 2019 | +2977.7% | 0 kilograms | 0.0005 kilograms |
| 2021 | +1553.9% | 0 kilograms | 0.0008 kilograms |
| 2015 | +595.3% | 0.0002 kilograms | 0.0016 kilograms |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 kilograms | 0.0002 kilograms | 0.0004 kilograms | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0316 kilograms | 0 kilograms | 0.2496 kilograms | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 kilograms | 0 kilograms | 0.0008 kilograms | 4 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More environment data for Grenada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.271 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.45 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.17 % 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 4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Grenada?
- Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group in Grenada was 0.0002 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2496 kilograms in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilograms in 2016.
- How does Grenada rank for per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group?
- Grenada ranks 141st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Grenada 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.