Plastic waste exports in Palau
Palau: Plastic waste exports was 92.68 tonnes in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2018)
92.68 tonnes
Change on year
down 20.6%
World rank
124th
of 167 countries
All-time high
116.69 tonnes
in 2017
All-time low
0.007 tonnes
in 2015
Years of data
6
2012–2018
Plastic waste exports in Palau, 2012–2018
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plastic waste exports in Palau is 92.68 tonnes, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and up 660.0% over ten years.
Palau ranks 124th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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More environment data for Palau
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 86.68 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0 Mt CO2e (2023)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0388 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plastic waste exports in Palau?
- Plastic waste exports in Palau was 92.68 tonnes in 2018, 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 116.69 tonnes in 2017.
- What is the lowest plastic waste exports recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 tonnes in 2015.
- How does Palau rank for plastic waste exports?
- Palau ranks 124th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is plastic waste exports rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 660.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau 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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The amount of plastic waste a country exports to other countries, measured in tonnes per year.