Share of plastic waste exports in Albania
Albania: Share of plastic waste exports was 0.0% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Share of plastic waste exports in Albania, 1996–2016
Source: United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of plastic waste exports in Albania is 0.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 218.0% on the previous year and up 5,513.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of plastic waste exports in Albania peaked at 0.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Albania ranks 80th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More environment data for Albania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 7.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0487 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2569 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0041 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5229 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of plastic waste exports in Albania?
- Share of plastic waste exports in Albania was 0.0% in 2016, according to United Nations Comtrade Database (2025); United Nations Comtrade Database (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of plastic waste exports recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Albania rank for share of plastic waste exports?
- Albania ranks 80th out of 162 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of plastic waste exports rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,513.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania 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 Share of plastic waste exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of global plastic waste exports that a country accounts for.