What is the highest plastic waste exports recorded in Iraq?

The highest recorded value was 98,222 tonnes in 2011.

What is the lowest plastic waste exports recorded in Iraq?

The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 2010.

How does Iraq rank for plastic waste exports?

Iraq ranks 89th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.

Where does this Iraq data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Plastic waste exports in Iraq

Name: Plastic waste exports in Iraq
Creator: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Iraq: Plastic waste exports was 1,099 tonnes in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)

1,099 tonnes

Change on year

up 57.0%

World rank

89th

of 167 countries

All-time high

98,222 tonnes

in 2011

All-time low

0 tonnes

in 2010

Years of data

2010–2016

Plastic waste exports in Iraq, 2010–2016

Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 1,099 tonnes for plastic waste exports in 2016.

That represents a change of up 57.0% on the previous year and down 98.9% over five years.

Iraq ranks 89th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Iraq

86 Cambodia 1,226 tonnes compare
87 Bhutan 1,188 tonnes compare
88 Barbados 1,136 tonnes compare
90 Togo 1,090 tonnes compare
91 Mongolia 1,066 tonnes compare
92 Rwanda 963.54 tonnes compare

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More environment data for Iraq

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 413.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.98 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 145.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0141 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 163.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1325 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1389 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.2 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is plastic waste exports in Iraq?: Plastic waste exports in Iraq was 1,099 tonnes in 2016, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest plastic waste exports recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 98,222 tonnes in 2011.
What is the lowest plastic waste exports recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 2010.
How does Iraq rank for plastic waste exports?: Iraq ranks 89th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Iraq data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Plastic waste exports
Unit: tonnes
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 3,957 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The amount of plastic waste a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.